Shapinsay Sound (Orkney Islands) weather
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 06:22; Sunset: 20:07. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 7 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:19; Sunset: 20:09. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 06:16; Sunset: 20:11. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:13; Sunset: 20:14. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening. Sunrise: 06:10; Sunset: 20:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:07; Sunset: 20:18. UV: Low;
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Sunday 12 April. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 06:04; Sunset: 20:21. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Shapinsay Sound
| Time | Now | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
28
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WSW
23
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WSW
21
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WSW
16
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SW
14
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SW
16
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 67% | 68% | 73% | 75% | 79% | 79% | 79% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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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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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
18
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SW
16
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SW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
17
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SSW
18
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SSW
18
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SSW
19
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SSW
19
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SSW
20
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SSW
22
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SSW
21
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SSW
19
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SSW
17
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S
17
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S
18
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S
19
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S
19
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SSW
18
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SSW
19
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SSW
18
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SSW
21
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SSW
22
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SSW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 78% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 67% | 66% | 68% | 66% | 68% | 69% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 10% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
23
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SSW
21
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W
15
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W
11
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W
12
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WNW
14
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WNW
16
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W
16
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WNW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 33 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 76% | 86% | 87% | 77% | 64% | 59% | 64% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
14
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WNW
13
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NNW
14
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N
13
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NNE
12
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NE
11
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NE
9
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ENE
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 78% | 76% | 71% | 67% | 66% | 65% | 65% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
10
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SSE
12
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S
14
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E
15
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E
15
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ENE
15
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E
16
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SE
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 66% | 69% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 77% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SSE
16
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SE
15
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SSE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 82% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 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% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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E
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry on Tuesday, some brightness.
This Evening and Tonight:
A largely dry evening and night with lengthy clear skies, particularly across Orkney. Cloudier conditions will spread east around dawn. Freshening southwest winds, becoming strong across Shetland later. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Tuesday:
A dry day. Bright in the morning with high cloud and perhaps some hazy sunshine. Cloud thickening in the afternoon. Fresh to strong southwest winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Rather cool and cloudy for the next few days. Breezy with scattered showers on Wednesday, but largely dry with light winds Thursday. Turning breezier with rain on Friday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Saturday looks to be rather unsettled with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. There may be some occasional longer spells of rain, particularly in the north and northwest where it could turn windier than recent days. Turning cooler with temperatures returning close to average. Over the rest of the Easter weekend, there should be a good deal of dry, settled weather with sunny spells. It will be driest in the south, with the greatest chance of rain and stronger winds in the far north and northwest of the UK. Temperatures above normal, and warmest in the south, but with overnight frosts further north. Beyond the Easter weekend, this weather pattern is expected to continue with dry weather dominating.
Updated:
Although confidence is low during this time period, the most probable scenario is that dry weather should dominate, with some interludes of more changeable weather at times. Towards the end of the period, there appears to be some signals that it may be drier towards the northwest UK, with some wetter and windier weather further south. Temperatures are likely to vary around the average or even slightly above, with some large variations between day and night.
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