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Hot spell on the way later this week
After an unsettled start to the week in places, it will turn drier and much warmer across many parts of the UK later this week, with hot conditions developing …
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:09; Sunset: 21:28. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 05:11; Sunset: 21:26. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 6 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 18 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:13; Sunset: 21:24. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:15; Sunset: 21:21. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:18; Sunset: 21:19. UV: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Sunday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:20; Sunset: 21:16. UV: Moderate;
Six day forecast for Stromness
Today (4 August 2020)
| Time | Now | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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SSW
12
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S
11
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SSE
12
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SSE
14
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SSE
16
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SSE
19
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SSE
21
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SSE
21
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SSE
23
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SSE
22
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SSE
21
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SSE
19
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SSE
17
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SSE
15
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SSE
13
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S
10
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S
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | M | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 84% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 83% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (5 August 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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16°
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17°
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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 13° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
10
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SW
11
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WSW
14
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SW
13
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SW
14
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SW
11
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WSW
8
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SW
7
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SSW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 91% | 85% | 82% | 86% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (6 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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13°
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14°
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15°
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17°
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18°
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16°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
6
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WSW
7
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SW
8
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SW
8
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SSW
9
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SSE
12
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SE
13
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SSE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 91% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 85% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Friday (7 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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14°
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15°
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17°
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18°
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19°
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17°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 12° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 15° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
13
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SSE
12
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S
12
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S
11
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SSW
9
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SW
10
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SW
11
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WSW
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 90% | 84% | 81% | 80% | 83% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Saturday (8 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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12°
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13°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
11
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SW
11
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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13
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WNW
11
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WSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 90% | 84% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Sunday (9 August 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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12°
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14°
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15°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
10
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WNW
8
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S
7
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SSW
6
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WSW
6
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E
8
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NE
10
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ESE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 88% | 81% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Bright spells this evening with a few showers overnight.
This Evening and Tonight:
Still some showers around, these perhaps more frequent for a time, particularly over Shetland. Dry with some clear skies across Orkney by dawn and winds easing. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Tuesday:
A dry and bright start with some sunny spells, any showers over Shetland soon dying out. However, rain will reach Orkney in the afternoon and Shetland by evening. Strengthening winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain on Wednesday, but becoming drier and brighter. Mainly dry and bright on Thursday and Friday, although patchy light rain is possible.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Over the weekend, there should be a good deal of sunny and very warm weather across the UK, with the hottest conditions likely to be in the southeast. Most places will be dry, although there is a small risk that some isolated thunderstorms may break out, especially across the south of the UK. Moving into the following week, a fair amount of dry, bright and warm weather looks likely for much of the UK with a possibility of some further very warm weather, especially in the southeast. More changeable, breezy interludes with some rain or showers are possible at times in the period, more especially for the northwest of the UK where temperatures will be nearer normal.
Updated:
This period is likely to see a mixture of dry and settled conditions, interspersed with occasional bouts of wetter and windier weather. The majority of the unsettled weather seems more likely to be in the northwest, with the south and southeast seeing the driest conditions. Temperatures will probably be around or slightly above the average for this time of year. There may be further short lived very warm spells, these more likely across the south or southeast. There are some tentative signs that conditions could become more widely dry and settled across the UK towards the end of the month.
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