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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 05:21; Sunset: 21:12. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 12 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 05:23; Sunset: 21:09. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 13 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 05:25; Sunset: 21:07. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 14 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 05:28; Sunset: 21:04. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 15 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius. Fog changing to overcast by late morning. Sunrise: 05:30; Sunset: 21:01. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 16 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 05:32; Sunset: 20:59. UV: Moderate;
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Wednesday 17 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 05:35; Sunset: 20:56. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Kirkwall Youth Hostel
Today (11 August 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 14° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
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6
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6
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6
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9
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11
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12
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12
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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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10
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9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 93% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 80% | 79% | 75% | 76% | 77% | 80% | 83% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 92% | 94% | 94% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (12 August 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
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6
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5
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5
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5
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NNE
5
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NNE
5
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5
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5
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6
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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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7
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7
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7
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7
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6
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6
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6
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (13 August 2022)
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8
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8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 95% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 86% | 90% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (14 August 2022)
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12
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11
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 96% | 91% | 86% | 87% | 90% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (15 August 2022)
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11
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11
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12
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12
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13
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14
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
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| Visibility | G | VP | VP | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 97% | 96% | 92% | 88% | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (16 August 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
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14
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15
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16
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17
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17
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17
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16
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15
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 91% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (17 August 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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14
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NNE
13
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13
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NNW
13
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NNE
12
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 87% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 77% | 80% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly cloudy with rain at times.
This Evening and Tonight:
Mainly cloudy this evening and overnight with occasional rain, accompanied by some low cloud and mist. Rain will turn heavier and more persistent from around midnight. Winds will gradually ease. Minimum temperature 11 °C.
Thursday:
Mainly cloudy with outbreaks of rain these more persistent across Shetland. Orkney possibly brightening up for a time around the middle of the day. Light to moderate breeze, Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Mostly dry and bright on Friday. Cloudy on Saturday and Sunday with haar and patchy drizzle. Light winds.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
This period will see the breakdown of the hot, sunny and dry weather of recent days, with conditions becoming more unsettled across the UK. Showers will spread from the west and south next week, sometimes heavy and thundery, though drier periods with sunny spells are still likely between them. At the same time, temperatures will gradually decrease to closer to normal for August. Later in the period, the more changeable weather will prevail with a risk of heavy showers or thunderstorms continuing, but clear and dry spells in between too. Returning to warm or very warm towards the end of the period for much of England and Wales, perhaps becoming locally hot in parts of the south and southeast.
Updated:
Following a period of unsettled weather, we may see generally more settled conditions towards the end of August. As we head into September, spells of rain or showers are likely, with the most widespread of these in the north and west. However, periods of dry and sunny weather can still be expected in between. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the occasional chance of very warm spells.
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