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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 07:09; Sunset: 18:55. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 29 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:11; Sunset: 18:52. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 18:49. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 18:46. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 18:43. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:20; Sunset: 18:40. UV: Low;
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Monday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:22; Sunset: 18:37. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Kirkwall
Today (28 September 2021)
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| 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% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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21
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SSE
18
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15
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14
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9
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9
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8
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SSW
7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 71% | 78% | 78% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (29 September 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
9°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
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7
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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8
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9
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8
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WNW
11
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WNW
12
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WNW
13
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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WNW
11
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8
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8
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WSW
7
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WSW
6
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SW
7
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SW
7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 87% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 79% | 75% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 67% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 80% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (30 September 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 20% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
7°
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8°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
7
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SSW
8
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SSE
10
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SSE
18
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SSE
23
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SSE
23
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17
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SSW
13
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10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 11 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 81% | 74% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (1 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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10
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11
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SSE
15
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17
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18
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18
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SSW
17
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SSW
17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | M | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 86% | 84% | 84% | 77% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (2 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
9°
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9°
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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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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
18
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SSW
19
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SSW
20
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SSW
21
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22
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21
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SSE
20
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SSE
17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 71% | 77% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (3 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 50% | 80% | 40% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
17
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SSE
18
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18
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20
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SSW
23
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SSW
22
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SSW
20
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SSW
18
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (4 October 2021)
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| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
10°
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11°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSW
18
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18
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18
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20
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20
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19
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SSW
18
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Overnight rain Shetland, otherwise dry with clear or sunny spells
This Evening and Tonight:
A few showers across Orkney but Shetland becoming cloudy this evening with occasionally heavy rain spreading. The rain over Shetland edges east overnight with Orkney mainly dry with clear spells. Occasionally strong southerly winds easing. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Wednesday:
Chance of some heavy rain over Shetland to start the day, but drier in Orkney and becoming dry and bright with light winds for all. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
An unsettled end to the week with showers or longer spells of rain and only brief drier periods with sunny or clear spells. Occasionally strong, mainly southerly or southwesterly winds.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Low pressure is expected to lie close to the UK early in this period. This will bring showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, to many areas. Strong winds are also likely, particularly along coasts. As this area of low pressure moves away another is likely to move to the north of the UK. This will bring further showers or longer spells of rain to the north and northwest, along with the potential for strong winds. Drier and more settled conditions are expected across the south and east as high pressure builds, however there is still the possibility of some showers and bands of rain here. Temperatures are likely to start out slightly below average, before returning to near average later in the period.
Updated:
Confidence in this period is low, however the most likely outcome is for a north-south split, with low pressure and the wettest weather remaining in the north, while pressure continues to build in the south or southwest leading to drier conditions. Later in this period, there is the chance for more settled conditions to become more widely prevalent. Temperatures are likely to be around or slightly above average.
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