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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 06:11; Sunset: 20:16. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 06:08; Sunset: 20:18. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 12 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:05; Sunset: 20:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 13 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 06:03; Sunset: 20:23. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 14 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening. Sunrise: 06:00; Sunset: 20:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 15 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 05:57; Sunset: 20:28. UV: Moderate;
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Thursday 16 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 05:54; Sunset: 20:30. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for St. Margaret's Hope
Today (10 April 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
10
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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SSE
10
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SSE
9
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SSE
9
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SSE
8
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SSE
7
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SE
7
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SSE
7
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SE
6
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SE
7
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SSE
8
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SSE
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 89% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| UV | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Saturday (11 April 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 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 | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
7
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SSE
6
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S
8
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S
7
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SSW
6
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SSW
7
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SW
8
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WSW
9
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WSW
14
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
17
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W
19
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W
21
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W
21
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W
20
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W
19
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W
18
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W
18
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W
17
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WSW
15
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 87% | 84% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 78% | 79% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sunday (12 April 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 2° | 1° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
19
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WSW
18
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W
18
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W
16
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WNW
19
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N
22
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N
26
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NNE
26
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NNE
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E |
| Humidity | 82% | 82% | 85% | 85% | 77% | 78% | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Monday (13 April 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% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
21
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N
18
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N
15
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N
12
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N
8
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W
10
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W
11
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WSW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 63% | 63% | 62% | 56% | 54% | 56% | 61% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (14 April 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
11
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SW
13
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
12
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SW
9
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SW
9
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WSW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 78% | 78% | 72% | 67% | 68% | 72% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (15 April 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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5°
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5°
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9°
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12°
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12°
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10°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 8° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
11
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SSW
10
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S
10
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S
10
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S
11
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SW
9
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NNW
8
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N
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 90% | 89% | 70% | 59% | 58% | 71% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Thursday (16 April 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
9
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W
9
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W
10
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WNW
11
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NW
12
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NNW
11
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N
11
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NE
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 91% | 92% | 78% | 70% | 69% | 76% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy with a little rain at times.
Today:
A cloudy day, with occasional, mainly light rain. Some low cloud across Shetland bringing hill fog, while Orkney may see some brighter interludes. A mostly light southeastery breeze. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Tonight:
Cloudy and becoming misty with coastal fog patches. Also further outbreaks of rain during the night . It will be a mild night with light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Saturday:
A dull, misty start to the day with patchy light rain. It will become drier and brighter during the morning with a little afternoon sunshine. A little rain returning later. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Cloudy, breezy start to Sunday with some rain at first, then a dry and colder few days with sunny spells. Light winds for a time, freshening again on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The beginning of this period should see fine and settled conditions continue, with a potential for some showers towards the south and west of the UK. Temperatures are likely to become warmer again through the first half of the week with some patchy frost overnight. Looking further ahead, it is likely that the drier weather will continue, however, there may be spells of wet and windy weather at times. These more changeable periods are most likely across southern England, with northwestern areas seeing the best of the drier conditions. Temperatures are likely to see a large day and night variation, with mild days giving way to chilly nights and a risk of frost in the north.
Updated:
Although confidence is low during this time period, the most probable scenario is that dry weather should dominate, with some interludes of more changeable weather at times. Towards the end of the period, there appears to be some signals that it may be more unsettled towards the north of the UK, with drier weather to the south. Temperatures are likely to vary around the average or even slightly above, with some large variations between day and night.
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