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Today (23 October 2019)
| Time | Now | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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18
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S
21
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S
20
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S
22
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S
23
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S
25
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S
26
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S
26
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| Wind gust (mph) | 25 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 41 |
| Visibility | M | P | M | M | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (24 October 2019)
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | <5% | 40% | 30% | <5% | <5% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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26
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24
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21
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SSW
19
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SSW
17
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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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S
18
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S
20
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SSW
20
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SSW
20
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S
21
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SSW
22
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SSW
22
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SSW
20
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SW
20
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WSW
20
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W
22
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21
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W
23
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25
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WSW
24
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| Wind gust (mph) | 40 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | VG | E | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 83% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 76% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (25 October 2019)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 40% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
28
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WSW
27
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WSW
29
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SW
31
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SW
32
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SW
31
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SW
28
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SW
25
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25
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| Wind gust (mph) | 42 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 72% | 74% | 80% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 October 2019)
| 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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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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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
26
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WSW
26
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W
25
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W
22
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WNW
21
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NW
22
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| Wind gust (mph) | 38 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 78% | 81% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | <5% |
| 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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8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
23
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NW
24
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NW
23
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NNW
22
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NNW
21
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NNW
20
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NNW
19
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NNW
18
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| Wind gust (mph) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 80% | 79% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 77% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 October 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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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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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNW
18
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NNW
19
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NNW
19
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NNW
18
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N
18
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N
17
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17
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16
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| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 74% | 73% | 71% | 66% | 67% | 72% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (29 October 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 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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8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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15
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14
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13
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NNE
13
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NNE
12
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12
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12
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12
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| Wind gust (mph) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 73% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Drier and brighter on Thursday. Becoming windy.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloud and rain clearing Orkney later this evening and from Shetland early tonight. Then mainly dry with clear periods and a few light showers. Strong to gale force south to southwest winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Thursday:
A lot of dry, bright weather with sunny spells. Just a few light showers, becoming more frequent towards evening. Strong southerly winds easing for a time then southwesterly gales later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Showers, these frequent and heavy at times Friday and Saturday, before dwindling later Sunday. Winds strong to gale force with severe gales possible on Friday night.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The start of next week will see mainly dry and bright spells with plenty of sunshine across most of the UK. On Monday, widespread frost will develop away from the coastal areas of Northern Ireland, northern Scotland and eastern England where a few showers are likely to continue. Further ahead, northern areas may see some colder outbreaks leading to overnight frosts and some showers may turn wintry over the hills. However, in the south it may be milder overall. Despite uncertainty at this time, as we move into November, it is possible that drier, more settled spells will continue with temperatures near or a little below average. This could bring night frosts as well as the risk of patchy fog at times.
Updated:
The first half of November should be mostly settled and dry for the majority of the UK with plenty of sunny spells. Although there is significant uncertainty for this period, any rain is most likely to be confined to western areas. It seems probable that temperatures will be a little below average with the potential of frosts and fog patches forming overnight. Despite the mainly settled outlook, more changeable periods with rain or showers may be possible too bringing milder spells. These, however, are likely to be short-lived.
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