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Today (19 November 2019)
| Time | Now | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
21
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S
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 30 |
| Visibility | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 70% | 73% |
| UV | - | - |
Wednesday (20 November 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 40% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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16
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16
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16
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15
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15
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14
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16
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16
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18
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20
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21
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21
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22
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21
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20
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20
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20
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19
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20
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20
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SSE
18
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SSE
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 78% | 78% | 83% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (21 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
17
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16
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18
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18
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19
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18
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17
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 82% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (22 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
19
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16
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19
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19
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15
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15
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15
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17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | VG | G | M |
| Humidity | 86% | 84% | 86% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 90% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SE
16
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15
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14
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14
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14
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13
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15
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14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
15
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SSE
14
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SSE
15
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SSE
14
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12
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13
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13
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | P | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 92% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (25 November 2019)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
14
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17
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18
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20
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20
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17
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13
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13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 90% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Wednesday rather cloudy, mainly dry but still feeling cold.
This Evening and Tonight:
Staying dry. Some clear spells, and with light winds at first across Shetland a touch of frost there. Orkney milder and breezy with the winds strengthening over Shetland later. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
Wednesday:
Mainly dry but quite a lot of higher cloud around which turns the sunshine hazy. Perhaps the odd shower in the evening. Strong southerly winds making it feel cold. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Sunny intervals and a few showers on Thursday, less windy. Friday cloudy with some rain at times. Then brighter again on Saturday with sunny intervals and the odd shower.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled weather is likely through next as weather systems move east or northeast across the UK, bringing bands of rain across much of the country, interspersed by brighter, showery interludes. The bulk of the rain, which could be heavy at times, seems likely across western and southern areas. Snow is likely on northern hills at times, more especially later in the period. It will often be windy, with gales in places. However it should be generally milder than of late, though still feeling cold at times in bouts of strong winds or rain. Confidence becomes relatively low by early December but there is a chance of some quieter, drier colder spells with patchy fog and night frost.
Updated:
Unsettled weather is expected for much of the period with weather systems bringing bouts of rain and strong winds across the UK from the west or southwest, interspersed by brighter, showery interludes. The bulk of the rain seems more likely in northwestern parts of the UK with longer drier spells likely across the south and east. Snow is likely at times in the north, mainly over high ground. Some quieter, drier, colder spells are also likely, giving night frosts and some fog. These may occur more frequently in the early part of this period but confidence for this aspect is very low. However temperatures for the most part are expected to be near or above average, for the time of year.
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