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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 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: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain 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: 13 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; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 30 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:16; Sunset: 18:46. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 18:43. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:20; Sunset: 18:40. UV: Low;
Six day forecast for Kirkwall
Today (27 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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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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10°
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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 6° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
16
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N
12
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NNE
14
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NNE
13
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N
12
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NNE
9
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NE
8
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NE
9
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NE
7
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NE
6
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NE
7
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NNE
5
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NNE
5
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NE
3
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NE
3
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E
4
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ESE
3
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S
4
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S
4
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S
5
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SSE
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SSE
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E |
| Humidity | 72% | 73% | 69% | 68% | 68% | 72% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 69% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (28 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 50% | 90% | 50% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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9°
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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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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
9
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SSE
10
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SSE
13
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SSE
15
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SSE
18
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S
16
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S
15
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W
14
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11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 74% | 86% | 90% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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10°
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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 (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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SW
9
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SSW
7
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SSE
10
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SSE
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 89% | 83% | 76% | 73% | 83% | 86% |
| 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 | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
14
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SSE
15
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SSE
19
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SSE
23
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SSE
24
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SSE
23
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20
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19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 80% | 81% | 84% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (1 October 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
17
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SSE
15
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ESE
13
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SSW
16
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SW
18
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WSW
22
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SW
21
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SW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | M | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (2 October 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 | 20% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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9°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
16
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16
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SW
16
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17
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18
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18
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18
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | M |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 83% | 80% | 78% | 80% | 83% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry on Sunday, Orkney seeing some sunshine.
This Evening and Tonight:
A mostly dry night with rather a lot of cloud around but also some clearer spells. Mainly light winds across Orkney, with the occasionally strong northerly across Shetland easing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Sunday:
Bright and dry with sunny spells, the best of these across Orkney with Shetland cloudier at times. Occasionally fresh northerly breeze at first for Shetland, otherwise winds light. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Bright morning Monday across Orkney, otherwise cloudy day with occasional rain. Tuesday looks dry with sunny spells but Wednesday looks cloudier again with outbreaks of rain.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled period, with plenty of showers and some occasional longer spells of rain across much of the country. Some drier and brighter spells are possible at times, which will most likely in southern and eastern areas. The heaviest and most prolonged spells of rain will be in the north and west to begin with but, with time, they are likely to become more widespread across the UK. It will be generally windy, with a risk of gales at times (potentially severe), particularly in northern and northwestern regions. Feeling cold through much of early October, especially where there is persistent rain and strong winds. Frost is possible at night in any calmer period, especially in northern Britain.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is anticipated around the middle of October. Whilst further rain and strong winds are likely at times, spells of fine and dry weather could become more widespread and long-lived. At night, these calmer conditions could allow frost and fog to form more readily. At this time of year, there is potential for fog to linger well into the daytime. Overall, temperatures probably recovering close to the seasonal average for mid-October.
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