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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:42; Sunset: 16:07. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:18. UV: Low;
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Friday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Wide Firth
Today (22 January 2022)
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 31 | 29 |
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| Visibility | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% |
| UV | - | - |
Sunday (23 January 2022)
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 32 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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| Humidity | 92% | 88% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (24 January 2022)
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 37 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
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| Humidity | 81% | 87% | 83% | 72% | 72% | 76% | 75% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (25 January 2022)
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 37 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 79% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (26 January 2022)
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24
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27
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28
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 36 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 40 |
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (27 January 2022)
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35
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34
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32
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 43 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 40 |
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 79% | 76% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (28 January 2022)
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29
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32
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32
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33
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 37 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
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| Visibility | G | G | G | M | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 77% | 82% | 85% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 84% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry with some brightness on Sunday,
This Evening and Tonight:
Dry with clear spells this evening but increasing cloud brings outbreaks of rain, especially to Shetland, through the early hours. Occasionally strong southwesterly winds. Mild. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Sunday:
Cloudy start with occasional rain, then brighter, drier for a time around the middle of the day. More persistent rain expected in the evening. Strong southwesterly winds with evening gales. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Bright or brief sunny spells and showers on Monday. Cloudier with more persistent rain for a time on Tuesday but drier later. Wet and windy Wednesday then showers later.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Rain will clear in the far southeast during the day, however blustery showers will continue for northeastern areas, with a risk of some gales. Otherwise, a fine and dry start to the period with variable cloud, this bringing settled conditions across the south with overnight frost and some morning fog patches in areas with higher elevation. Temperatures likely to be close to average in the south, whereas milder in the north, trending slightly above normal. Settled conditions looking to continue to dominate through the remainder of January, however, rain or showers at times for the north and northwest, with occasional strong winds here. Heading into February there is an increasing likelihood of more unsettled conditions.
Updated:
Early February is likely to see a continuation of a north/south split with more settled and cloudy weather expected in the south, and generally drier than average, while the north will be more changeable, milder, with some spells of rain. There is an increased likelihood of more unsettled conditions becoming established, with the northwest likely to be the wettest area, but showers or longer spells of rain may spread to most areas at times, with the southeast likely to be the driest. Spells of strong winds are likely to develop more widely at times. Temperatures likely to be near or slightly above average although short lived colder interludes are possible. Any snow likely to be restricted to high ground in the north.
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