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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to sleet in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:44; Sunset: 16:07. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:42; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 24 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 08:40; Sunset: 16:12. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 26 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 27 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low;
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Birsay Bay
Today (22 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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% | 40% | 60% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -4° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
34
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WNW
28
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NW
23
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NW
22
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NW
22
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NW
19
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NNW
17
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NW
18
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NW
19
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NW
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 41 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Visibility | E | E | P | E | E | E | M | E | VG | E |
| Humidity | 77% | 85% | 94% | 87% | 88% | 84% | 82% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (23 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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2°
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3°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
17
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W
18
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WNW
20
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NW
15
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W
19
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W
20
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W
18
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W
19
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W
20
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W
20
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W
21
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WSW
19
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WSW
20
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WSW
21
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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SW
16
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SW
17
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WSW
19
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WSW
17
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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SW
15
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | VG | E | E | E | VG | G | E | E | E | E | VG | G | M | M | M | M | VG | VG | VG | M | M |
| Humidity | 77% | 78% | 66% | 71% | 68% | 79% | 67% | 73% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 79% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 84% | 85% | 87% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (24 January 2021)
| 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% | 40% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
13
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SW
10
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N
10
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NNW
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 84% | 82% | 81% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (25 January 2021)
| 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% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
12
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N
13
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N
14
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NNW
13
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N
13
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NNW
15
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NNW
15
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NNW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 75% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 71% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (26 January 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
14
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NNW
14
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NNW
15
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N
14
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
12
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NE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 73% | 72% | 70% | 70% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (27 January 2021)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
15
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NNE
16
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N
17
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NNE
17
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ENE
17
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NE
17
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NE
17
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NNE
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 70% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (28 January 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
17
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ENE
18
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ENE
19
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ENE
19
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ENE
20
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ENE
20
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NE
20
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ENE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 74% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Windy with showers, some wintry over Orkney.
Today:
Frequent showers will continue through the day, along with some sunny intervals. The showers will be mainly of rain across Shetland but will be more of a wintry mix over Orkney. Strong to gale force northerly winds backing northwesterly, easing. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Tonight:
Clear intervals and occasional wintry showers. These a mix of rain, sleet and wet snow at lower levels with any slight accumulations restricted to high ground. Fresh westerly winds. Minimum temperature 1 °C.
Saturday:
A bright day with some sunny intervals, along with further wintry showers, mostly of rain or sleet, but some heavier ones will be of snow with accumulations on hills. Maximum temperature 4 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Scattered, and at times wintry, showers will continue over the coming days, with some sunny spells in between. Wet windy weather may arrive later Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions look likely to dominate for this period, with low pressure across the UK. This should bringing changeable weather to most of the country, with periods of rain, showers, and strong winds at times. While westerly and southwesterly winds are expected to be dominant for most of the period, occasional northerly winds are possible, brining a chance of snowfall, likely confined to the far north. Milder conditions in generally may start to spread across most of the UK at points during most of this period. Towards the end of the period, we may see high pressure bringing a higher than average chance of cold weather with wintry outbreaks. However, there is a chance of drier than average conditions, which would bring increased frost and fog risks.
Updated:
Confidence for this period is low, though low pressure is likely to be dominant at first with an increased chance of northerly winds. This will therefore increase the risk of snowfall especially in the north along with colder than average temperatures, potentially bringing wintry hazards more widely. Through mid-February higher pressure may develop for a time which would bring drier conditions with an increased likelihood of fog and cold, frosty nights.
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