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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:02; Sunset: 19:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:04; Sunset: 19:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:07; Sunset: 18:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 18:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 18:52. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 18:49. UV: Low;
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 18:46. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Kirkwall Youth Hostel
Today (24 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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10
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10
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8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 60% | 61% | 65% | 66% | 66% | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (25 September 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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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
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14
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13
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12
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11
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11
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11
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 74% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 76% | 70% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 60% | 63% | 62% | 64% | 68% | 70% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 72% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (26 September 2020)
| 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% | 50% | 40% | 20% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 74% | 73% | 69% | 66% | 63% | 65% | 68% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 September 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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15
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13
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11
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8
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8
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9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 73% | 74% | 70% | 69% | 72% | 78% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 September 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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12
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13
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13
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15
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15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 83% | 82% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (29 September 2020)
| 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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13
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13
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12
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12
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12
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13
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SSE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 87% | 88% | 81% | 75% | 77% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (30 September 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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17
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18
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19
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18
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17
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15
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Clear or sunny spells and just a few showers
This Evening and Tonight:
Mainly dry through the evening with clear spells. Cloud increases overnight, especially across Orkney where a few showers are possible towards the end of the night. Fresh northerly winds, easing overnight across Shetland. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Friday:
A bright day with some good spells of sunshine developing and just the occasional, mainly light, shower. Winds mainly light through the morning across Shetland, otherwise an occasionally fresh northerly. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Rather cloudy this weekend with a few showers, and breezy with strong northerly winds, risk of gales for Shetland on Saturday. Monday looks cloudy with outbreaks of rain.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Initially dry for many places on Tuesday before cloud and rain arrive later. Into the middle of next week, it is set to return to unsettled conditions with generally windy weather coupled with showers and occasional longer spells of rain at times. The heaviest rain is most likely in the west and northwest, which may also see gales, with a low likelihood of them turning severe, at times. In the east and southeast, there may still be brief interludes of drier and sunnier weather. Temperatures will generally be rather cool, potentially cooler in more persistent rainfall, and overnight frost may be seen in prone parts of the north during any brief interludes of calmer weather.
Updated:
Further into October, conditions are likely to remain unsettled for most. The most unsettled conditions being in southern areas. Generally windy with a chance of gales, however the risk of gales reduces later in the period. Feeling cool throughout with a risk of overnight frost. Lighter winds means that morning fog patches may also become more prevalent towards mid-month.
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