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Winter and February climate statistics
The winter of 2020/21 overall has been wet and dull with near average temperature.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 17:45. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 4 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 17:48. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 5 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 17:50. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 6 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:55; Sunset: 17:53. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 7 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:52; Sunset: 17:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 8 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 06:50; Sunset: 17:57. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 9 March. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 06:47; Sunset: 18:00. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for St. Margaret's Hope
Today (3 March 2021)
| Time | Now | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
8
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N
8
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N
9
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N
8
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N
7
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N
9
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N
8
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N
8
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NNE
9
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NE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 77% | 79% | 84% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 91% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (4 March 2021)
| 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
15
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NE
17
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NE
18
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NE
18
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NE
17
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NE
16
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NNE
13
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NE
14
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NE
13
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NE
14
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NE
12
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NE
11
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NE
12
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NE
11
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NNE
10
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NNE
10
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NNE
10
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NNE
9
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NNE
9
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NNE
8
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NNE
8
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NNE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 86% | 81% | 74% | 72% | 69% | 68% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 61% | 62% | 58% | 56% | 55% | 55% | 57% | 61% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 64% | 68% | 67% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (5 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
5
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NW
5
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WNW
5
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SW
6
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SW
8
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SW
8
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WSW
7
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SW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 67% | 69% | 68% | 65% | 57% | 55% | 66% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (6 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
10
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SW
11
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SW
12
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SW
12
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SW
11
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SW
9
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SW
11
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 79% | 80% | 75% | 68% | 72% | 80% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (7 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
11
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SW
12
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SW
11
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WSW
12
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SW
11
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SSW
11
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SE
11
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 89% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 82% | 87% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (8 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
10
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S
11
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S
11
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SW
13
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SSW
13
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SW
13
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SSW
13
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SSW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 90% | 87% | 81% | 79% | 85% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (9 March 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
15
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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SSW
17
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 88% | 88% | 83% | 77% | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry but a few showers arriving later.
Today:
A mainly dry day with bright spells although rather a lot of cloud. A few showers developing across Shetland in the afternoon with a freshening northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Tonight:
A band of showers will move south during the evening. Turning colder with clear intervals and a few light wintry showers following. Fresh northeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
Thursday:
A bright day with sunny spells and a few light wintry showers. Feeling cold with a fresh northeasterly breeze. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Mainly dry with bright spells on Friday but a few wintry showers over Shetland. Largely dry on Saturday but some rain later. Showery rain on Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Conditions possibly staying fine with dry and sunny intervals across some central and eastern areas on Monday, but soon a trend towards more unsettled conditions widely across the UK is likely through the beginning of next week. Spells of rain and showers will spread in from the west, with some snow possible on northern high ground. However, there may also be some drier and brighter interludes at times. Throughout this period there is a potential for windy conditions, with the strongest winds most likely to occur in the west and northwest of the UK. Temperatures are expected to trend close to average, although some overnight frosts are possible, mainly in northern parts of the country.
Updated:
During the middle of March unsettled conditions look likely to continue across the UK, with spells of rain and showers but also some drier and brighter interludes at times especially in the south. Into the latter part of March unsettled conditions perhaps becoming more confined to the north and west with the south and east seeing more settled conditions. Temperatures are most likely to remain near to or slightly above average, with any colder intervals from the north short lived.
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