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Wintry, unsettled conditions continue
The unsettled theme to the weather continues this week.
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 07:21; Sunset: 17:31. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 17:33. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 17:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 17:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 17:41. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:07; Sunset: 17:43. UV: Low;
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 17:45. UV: Low;
Today (25 February 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 80% | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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2°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
4
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SW
6
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SW
9
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WSW
7
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WSW
7
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WSW
5
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WSW
6
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | E | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 80% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (26 February 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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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 60% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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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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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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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
9
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W
8
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WNW
10
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W
9
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W
12
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W
16
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WNW
8
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W
10
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W
11
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W
12
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W
13
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W
16
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W
17
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W
17
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WNW
18
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W
19
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W
15
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WSW
17
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WSW
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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WSW
15
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SW
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | VG | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | E | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | E | E | E | G | G | G | P | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 88% | 85% | 83% | 78% | 79% | 76% | 78% | 80% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (27 February 2020)
| 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 | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
13
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SW
15
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WSW
14
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WSW
14
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NW
17
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WNW
18
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WNW
17
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NW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Visibility | E | G | VG | M | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 74% | 76% | 78% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (28 February 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
13
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WSW
13
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SSW
15
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S
18
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S
21
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S
22
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SSE
24
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SSE
27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 39 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 73% | 75% | 80% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (29 February 2020)
| 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 | 20% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
27
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SE
27
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SE
25
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SSW
20
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WSW
20
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W
21
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W
19
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W
22
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 39 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 |
| Visibility | G | M | M | M | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 83% | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (1 March 2020)
| 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 | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
23
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WNW
25
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WSW
26
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WNW
26
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NW
25
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NW
25
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W
24
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WNW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 78% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 70% | 73% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (2 March 2020)
| 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 | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
24
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NNW
23
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NNW
23
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NNW
23
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WNW
22
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NNW
21
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NNW
21
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NW
20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Sunny intervals and showers on Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Shetland dry through the evening, but occasional showers across Orkney, these extending to Shetland overnight. Winds will stay mostly light and ground frost could lead to some icy stretches. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Wednesday:
Sunny intervals and showers, some heavy, and on the wintry side at times. Winds remaining light across Shetland with a moderate to fresh westerly springing up over Orkney. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Another bright showery day on Thursday with northwesterly winds strengthening later. Friday dry and bright. Rain overnight and Saturday morning turning brighter with wintry showers later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
It will be unsettled with further spells of wind and rain, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Wintry showers are possible further north, mainly over hills, but they could fall to lower levels. There will be an ongoing risk of gales, and should deep low pressure systems form, severe gales to storm force winds are possible. Continuing through the period, further wet and windy weather is likely, especially in the north, before more settled conditions start to develop from the south at the end of this period. Temperatures are likely to frequently oscillate between rather cold and rather mild. During any colder interludes, there is likely to be some snow on the high ground of the north.
Updated:
A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected at first in the north, with spells of rain and strong winds broken by brighter, but showery conditions. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected in the northwest. It should be more settled with drier conditions in southern and eastern parts. Progressing through this period, conditions will likely turn more settled across most areas by the middle of March, with more prolonged dry spells possible, especially in the south. Any further spells of wet and windy weather most likely in the north. Temperatures mostly above average, but there will be large diurnal variations should more settled conditions take control, with frosts becoming likely.
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