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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:43; Sunset: 16:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 22 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:41; Sunset: 16:06. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:39; 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: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:37; Sunset: 16:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:35; 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: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low;
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Thursday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:18. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Kirkwall Airport
Today (21 January 2022)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° |
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20
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21
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24
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22
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24
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23
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22
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23
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22
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23
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22
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21
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21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
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| Humidity | 84% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (22 January 2022)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% |
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21
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23
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24
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24
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21
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19
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 93% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (23 January 2022)
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22
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22
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 84% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (24 January 2022)
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13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 81% | 79% | 73% | 74% | 79% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (25 January 2022)
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12
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11
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13
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14
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17
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20
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20
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22
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (26 January 2022)
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19
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19
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17
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18
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20
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20
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23
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 34 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (27 January 2022)
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28
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26
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27
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27
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25
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25
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 36 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 |
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 80% | 76% | 74% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
A cloudy night to come with some patchy rain. Breezy.
This Evening and Tonight:
Quite cloudy again by the evening with some light patchy rain not out of the question, especially for Shetland. Fresh or strong northwesterly winds continuing and feeling cold. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Friday:
Light rain or drizzle is likely in the morning for Shetland, otherwise a cloudy day, perhaps a few brighter spells for Orkney. Fresh to strong westerly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Remaining quite cloudy with light rain at times, more persistent rain is expected later on Sunday or early Monday with another burst of colder weather afterwards.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A largely cloudy start to this period for all, with perhaps some isolated fog forming under any clear skies in the south, otherwise largely dry and fine here. After a possibly brighter but colder start in the north, rain arrives across the northwest and is perhaps accompanied by some strong winds. Temperatures are likely to be close to average in the south, whereas milder in the north. Settled conditions looking to continue to dominate through the period, however, rain or showers at times for the north and northwest, with some stronger winds, mainly restricted to the far north, although possibly unsettled conditions sinking south at times. Heading into February, this settled theme is likely to remain, with drier than average conditions for most.
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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