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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:17; Sunset: 17:34. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:19; Sunset: 17:31. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:22; Sunset: 17:28. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:24; Sunset: 17:26. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 07:26; Sunset: 16:23. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 1 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:29; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 2 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:31; Sunset: 16:18. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Kirkwall
Today (27 October 2021)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
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12
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10
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9
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11
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14
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SSW
15
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16
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16
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17
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16
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16
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14
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10
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9
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8
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8
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8
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10
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
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| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (28 October 2021)
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SSW
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11
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10
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11
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12
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12
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10
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11
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11
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10
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9
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9
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8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 87% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 91% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (29 October 2021)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
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Wind direction and speed
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9
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9
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10
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9
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9
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12
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13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 October 2021)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 6° |
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Wind direction and speed
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13
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13
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15
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SSE
16
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SSE
13
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SSW
12
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 82% | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 October 2021)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 6° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSW
12
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SW
12
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13
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14
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SSW
15
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16
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17
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18
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 November 2021)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
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Wind direction and speed
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NE
18
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21
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22
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NNE
24
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20
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19
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NNW
19
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NNW
18
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 84% | 82% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (2 November 2021)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
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Wind direction and speed
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NNW
18
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NNW
19
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NNW
20
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NNW
20
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N
20
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NNW
21
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NNW
22
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21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry, bright and breezy on Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloudy with rain at first, moving away early tonight. Dry weather following across the Isles with clear periods developing. It will be mild with fresh southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Wednesday:
A lot of dry and bright weather with some sunshine. Just a few showers, these mainly in the late afternoon and evening. Strengthening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
A changeable few days. Bright spells on Thursday with scattered showers, then cloudy with more persistent, heavier rain Friday. A return to brighter skies and showers looks likely on Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Sunday is expected to be a generally unsettled and windy day, with prolonged and sometimes heavy rain for some parts being followed by showers for most. There is a low risk of a potentially very windy spell lasting into early next week. Thereafter, a spell of cooler weather is expected due to northwesterly winds, possibly becoming northerly later. It will remain unsettled, where longer spells of rain will be interspersed with showers, and there is the potential for further episodes of strong winds. As a result of this, temperatures will be at or below average, and this will be cold enough for snow over the Scottish Highlands. Any settled spells during this period will be short-lived, but if they occur overnight, frost and fog is likely.
Updated:
Northwesterly winds are likely to continue to dominate during this period. It will continue to feel cool with temperatures below average for many. The unsettled weather will continue, where the west and northwest will see the wettest conditions, and the east and southeast the driest. Longer spells of rain will be interspersed with showers, these likely wintry over the Scottish Highlands and perhaps the hills of northern England and Wales later in the month. There will be some drier and settled spells, but these will often be short-lived. However, if they occur overnight, frost and fog is likely.
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