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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by nighttime. Sunrise: 06:56; Sunset: 19:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 23 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 06:59; Sunset: 19:11. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 24 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:01; Sunset: 19:08. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 25 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:03; Sunset: 19:05. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 26 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:06; Sunset: 19:02. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 27 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to sunny in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:08; Sunset: 18:59. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 28 September. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:10; Sunset: 18:56. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Orkney: Loch of Hundland
Today (22 September 2021)
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| Time | Now | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 40% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
14
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WSW
17
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WSW
20
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WSW
21
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WSW
21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | M | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 76% | 79% | 80% | 84% |
| UV | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (23 September 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 90% | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 70% | 90% | 90% | 70% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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10°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 6° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
WSW
23
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WSW
25
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WSW
24
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WSW
27
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WSW
31
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WNW
31
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WNW
31
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WNW
31
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NW
29
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NW
27
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NW
26
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NW
24
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NW
21
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NW
18
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WNW
16
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WNW
13
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W
11
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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SSW
8
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SSW
11
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15
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17
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SW
21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 38 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 34 |
| Visibility | VG | G | M | M | G | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | G | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 60% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 57% | 59% | 59% | 63% | 67% | 73% | 80% | 87% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Friday (24 September 2021)
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| 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 | 30% | 30% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
23
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WSW
25
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WSW
29
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WSW
28
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26
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27
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25
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WNW
21
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WNW
16
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 37 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 32 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 90% | 90% | 94% | 92% | 88% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (25 September 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 20% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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13°
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15°
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16°
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15°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 13° | 12° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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11
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WSW
8
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S
11
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SSE
16
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16
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12
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10
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SSE
11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 88% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (26 September 2021)
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| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
12
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SSE
15
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SSE
18
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SSE
22
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SSE
23
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25
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SSE
26
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SSE
27
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 95% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (27 September 2021)
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| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 80% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
S
23
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S
22
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22
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21
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SSW
18
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18
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16
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17
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (28 September 2021)
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| 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% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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16
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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18
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SSE
19
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SSE
19
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SSE
19
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19
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Windy with squally showers tonight. Easing winds, mainly dry Friday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Showers becoming frequent and heavy from the west through this evening, then squally showers continuing through the night. Becoming very windy, west or northwesterly gales or severe gales developing in the early hours. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Thursday:
A few early showers otherwise mainly dry with some sunshine. Rain spreading from the west in the evening. Northwesterly gales easing through the morning, winds becoming moderate westerly by afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Breezy and mainly dry on Friday. Mainly dry over the weekend, a little rain likely for a time on Saturday. Freshening southeasterly winds on Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A band of blustery, sometimes intense, showers pass over much of the UK through Monday, bringing a noticeable drop in temperatures for the oncoming week as it passes. As such, eastern areas are likely to start off warm and fine once patchy mist clears on Monday ahead of this. Breezy winds with the risk of gales for Northern Isles. A cyclonic pattern will likely develop from Tuesday and last into October, bringing largely unsettled condition across the UK with a very general northwest to southeast split: Showers and long spells of rain towards northern areas with the southeast perhaps seeing drier and sunnier weather. However, unsettled weather could still spread south with outbreaks of rain. Temperatures near average but may rise slightly towards the end of this period.
Updated:
Confidence is typically low through this period. Current signals suggest the higher pressure is more likely over the south during this period, giving generally dry and settle conditions. More settled conditions may spread northwards at times. Lower pressure in the north will bring periods of showers or longer spells along with stronger winds. Temperatures most likely around or above average.
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