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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:42; Sunset: 16:06. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:18. UV: Low;
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by early evening. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low;
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Time | 00:00 | 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 | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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26
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21
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16
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18
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16
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16
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17
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19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 38 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 86% | 84% | 82% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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22
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22
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20
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | E | VG | E | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 79% | 79% | 82% | 77% | 77% | 81% | 87% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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19
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19
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20
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21
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20
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19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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20
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21
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21
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21
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22
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24
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23
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22
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 79% | 73% | 76% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 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% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
22
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24
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27
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SSW
26
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26
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25
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 33 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 75% | 78% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 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% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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22
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21
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21
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Murky this evening with drizzle and freshening winds later.
This Evening and Tonight:
Misty this evening with some drizzly rain. Staying cloudy overnight with some occasional light rain. Becoming quite windy with fresh southwesterly winds, occasionally strong across Shetland. Mild. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Thursday:
A cloudy and windy day with occasional rain, this turning somewhat more persistent over Shetland by afternoon, and Orkney later. Fresh to strong west or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Bright with a few showers on Friday. Windy with some showery rain on Saturday, especially across Shetland.
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UK long range weather forecast
Next week looks likely to continue the unsettled theme with a mixture of spells of locally heavy rain and showers with colder and brighter interludes. The heaviest of the rain is likely to be focused over western parts with snow possible across some northern hills. It will be windy throughout with a chance of gales at times, which will reduce the risk of overnight frost and fog. Towards the end of the period the south and east may see slightly more settled conditions moving in. This will lead to an increased risk of frost and fog overnight. Temperatures will fluctuate between mild and rather cold at times as bands of rain move across the UK.
Updated:
Through the first half of this period, the mobile wet and windy regime looks set to continue. It seems probable that the most unsettled conditions will gradually transfer further north, leaving a more traditional northwest/southeast split. There are signs that through the middle of February, that more settled conditions will develop across the southeast. These settled conditions may gradually spread further northwest to influence much of the UK for a time. This would bring drier weather for all, with an increased likelihood of fog and frost. Unsettled spells of strong winds and rain are still likely from time to time, but mainly in the northwest. Temperatures are likely to be around normal, but could be rather cold overnight in more settled spells.
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