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Today (21 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSE 21 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 90% | 93% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (22 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (23 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | M | M | M | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 96% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (24 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 21 | ESE 22 | ESE 22 | ESE 21 | ESE 20 | ESE 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 95% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 95% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (25 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | ESE 19 | ESE 19 | ESE 20 | ESE 22 | ESE 22 | SE 21 | SE 22 | SE 23 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (26 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SE 23 | SE 23 | SE 24 | SE 24 | SE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 19 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (27 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Staying dry. Low cloud and haar at times.
This Evening and Tonight:
Staying dry with the best of the clear spells across Orkney. Low cloud, mist and patchy haar could be extensive at times, particularly across Shetland. Breezy, winds fresh or strong from the south or southeast. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Sunday:
Some early sunshine in Orkney, but in general much more in the way of low cloud and some haar, though still a few sunny intervals along western coasts. Windy. Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
A rather cloudy breezy spell of weather with some showery rain and haar at times. Winds from the southeast, strong at times.
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UK long range weather forecast
Rain and strong winds will spread eastwards across the UK on Thursday, with gales possible in the north and west. It will stay unsettled for the end of September, with a mixture of some sunny days, and cloudier days with more persistent rainfall. It is likely to be windy at times, with the potential for gales, particularly in the west and southwest. Temperatures will vary around normal, but in any drier spells, they may be warmer than average. Into the start of October, it is most likely that we will see a continuation of the changeable weather, although this is not certain yet. We could also see a return of more settled weather for the southeast, but still, in the northwest, it may remain unsettled, with wind and rain.
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Confidence in the forecast remains low through this period. However, early October may bring spells of fine and settled weather. This would bring bright days, but with the increasing risk of overnight mist, fog and some frost. Northern and western parts of the country may continue to see some rain at times, and this might spread across the rest of the country as we go through October. Temperatures are likely to be close to the average, but with settled weather, this will bring warmer days and cooler nights.
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