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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:44; Sunset: 19:28. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 18 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 06:47; Sunset: 19:25. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 19 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 06:49; Sunset: 19:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 20 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 06:51; Sunset: 19:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 21 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:53; Sunset: 19:16. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 22 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 19:13. UV: Low;
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Thursday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 06:58; Sunset: 19:10. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Wide Firth
Today (17 September 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 50% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
16
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13
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13
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14
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13
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15
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16
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17
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19
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18
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20
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20
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20
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18
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SSW
18
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12
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9
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8
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7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | M | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (18 September 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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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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4
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5
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5
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4
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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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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10
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9
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8
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9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (19 September 2021)
| 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% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
11
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11
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12
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14
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15
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15
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13
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11
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10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | M | M | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Monday (20 September 2021)
| 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% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
9
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10
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9
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11
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11
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SSW
9
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9
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10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 94% | 91% | 87% | 86% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (21 September 2021)
| 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% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
12
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14
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16
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20
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21
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20
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20
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20
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 90% | 87% | 83% | 81% | 81% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (22 September 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
18
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SSW
16
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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SSW
17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 82% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (23 September 2021)
| 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% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
18
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19
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21
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21
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21
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21
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21
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21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
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Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy on Friday, chance of a little rain.
This Evening and Tonight:
A dry evening, and most staying dry overnight though there could be a little rain over Orkney later in the night. Freshening south to southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Friday:
Mostly cloudy with the chance of a little rain, this may become more persistent from the west later in the day. Fresh south to southeasterly winds, occasionally strong later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Likely to be somewhat changeable over the weekend with the chance of some rain at times. Becoming generally drier by Monday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Tuesday will remain quite cloudy with some patchy outbreaks of light rain or drizzle and with the best of any sunny spells in central locations. By mid-week a northwest to southeast split is likely to develop, and set the trend for the rest of September: the northwest will see the most of any unsettled conditions and outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times, with strong winds and coastal gales. The southeast seeing drier and sunnier weather, though unsettled weather in the northwest could still spread here at times. Temperatures generally near or above average, and likely to remain so for this period, still with some chilly and misty nights possibly, especially rural northern and western areas.
Updated:
Current signals, although quite weak, suggest low pressure will lie to the northwest of the UK during this period. This may bring unsettled conditions to northwestern areas, with a low risk of stormy conditions at times and in the southeast more settled weather is likely. However, unsettled weather in the northwest could still spread into the southeast at times. Temperatures are expected to be above average throughout this period.
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