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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:24. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:28; Sunset: 16:26. UV: Low;
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Friday. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:29. UV: Low;
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Today (25 January 2020)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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23
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21
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20
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19
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18
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17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 87% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (26 January 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 60% | 50% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 30% | <5% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | VG | E | E | VG | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 76% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 78% | 74% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (27 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 76% | 83% | 80% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (28 January 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -3° | -3° | -3° | -3° | 0° | 0° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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14
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12
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11
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12
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13
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14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (29 January 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -2° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 77% | 79% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 83% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (30 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 50% | 30% | 30% | 80% | 70% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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22
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21
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23
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26
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25
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26
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 82% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (31 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 30% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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24
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27
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 81% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy and windy with patchy light rain.
Today:
A rather cloudy day with patchy light rain or drizzle, this most likely across Shetland, often drier across Orkney with an increasing chance of limited brighter spells. Fresh or strong southwest winds, perhaps touching gale force at times around Shetland. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Tonight:
Patchy rain possible, but it will be dry for much of the night. Mostly cloudy, although the cloud will thin at times and mild with fresh to strong southerly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Sunday:
Cloudy with occasional rain during the morning, turning brighter with a scattering of showers in the afternoon. Winds turning into the southwest and mainly fresh. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Colder with wintry showers and night frost. Plenty of clear and sunny conditions too. Winds tending to fall light, although still breezy on Monday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
At the start of the period, there will be rain spreading across the north, with some hill snow at times. Potential for some gales in the northwest. Breezy with showers in the south, with the brightest weather mostly in the east. Continuing through the period, a mobile westerly pattern will lead to some changeable weather. Spells of rain and strong winds, with possible gales, will continue across the UK. There could also be some brighter and colder periods at times, with some lighter showers. Any snow during the period will be confined to the northerly hills. Temperatures will fluctuate from mild to cold. Towards the end of the period, the changeable weather will continue, but a northwest-southeast split will begin to develop.
Updated:
Early February will see the northwest-southeast split continuing, with the northwest seeing the unsettled weather, with the southeast remaining drier. Into the middle of the month, it is likely to trend to more anticyclonic conditions, with drier weather across the south and southeast, eventually spreading northwestwards. The north will continue to be at risk of outbreaks of rain and stronger winds at times. Overnight fog and frosts will be likely, and these could be persistent at times. Temperatures around normal, and sometimes above. There could be large diurnal ranges in the more settled periods, given enough sunshine.
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