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A wet and windy weekend ahead
With Atlantic low-pressure continuing to influence the UK weather forecast we can expect the rest of this week and upcoming weekend to remain unsettled, with h…
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to sunny by late morning. Sunrise: 07:27; Sunset: 16:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 31 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:30; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 1 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:32; Sunset: 16:17. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 2 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:35; Sunset: 16:14. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 3 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:37; Sunset: 16:12. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 4 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 07:40; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low;
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Thursday 5 November. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 07:42; Sunset: 16:07. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Papa Westray Youth Hostel
Today (30 October 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 40% | 50% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 60% | 10% | 40% | 10% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
20
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WSW
26
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26
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WSW
27
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WSW
26
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WSW
27
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26
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26
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WSW
25
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25
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25
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WSW
21
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WSW
20
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WSW
23
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SW
21
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SSW
19
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SSW
21
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SSW
18
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SSW
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 37 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
| Visibility | G | G | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E |
| Humidity | 92% | 88% | 81% | 77% | 75% | 71% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 71% | 74% | 75% | 71% | 74% | 81% | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (31 October 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 90% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 20% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
18
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18
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18
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17
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18
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SSE
21
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25
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29
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31
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36
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38
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42
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41
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38
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SSE
38
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SSE
37
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SSE
37
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36
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35
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SSW
32
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SW
33
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SW
35
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WSW
37
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WSW
38
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | G | M | M | M | G | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 76% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 86% | 89% | 92% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 83% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (1 November 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 | 60% | 40% | 20% | 90% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
36
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28
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26
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SSE
37
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SSW
32
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SSW
31
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SSW
32
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SSW
34
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 50 | 39 | 35 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 47 |
| Visibility | E | E | VG | M | VG | G | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 76% | 78% | 82% | 79% | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (2 November 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% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
33
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32
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SW
29
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WSW
27
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28
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26
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25
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 47 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 78% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 74% | 76% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (3 November 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% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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24
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23
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23
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22
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23
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WNW
24
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WNW
25
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WNW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 75% | 72% | 73% | 72% | 72% | 70% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (4 November 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
23
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NW
23
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NW
21
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WNW
20
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WNW
20
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W
22
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W
24
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WSW
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 70% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 73% | 76% | 80% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (5 November 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
28
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WSW
27
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WSW
27
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WSW
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy start but becoming brighter with showers.
Today:
Cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, especially across Shetland, but soon becoming brighter with sunny spells and occasional showers. Strong southwesterly winds easing a little in afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Tonight:
For Shetland clear spells and showers, these dying out overnight. Orkney dry for much of the night but increasing cloud brings patchy rain by dawn. Strengthening southeasterly breeze. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Saturday:
Dry start for Shetland but generally a cloudy day with outbreaks of rain, the rain heavy and persistent at times. Becoming drier, perhaps brighter, across Orkney later. Southeasterly gales developing. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Heavy morning rain Sunday then sunny spells and showers and windy. Blustery showers or longer spells rain Monday and still windy. Brighter and less windy Tuesday with showers
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Following the very unsettled period we are now in, conditions across the UK are expected to become less unsettled early next week. By next Tuesday, most places will have a mixture of sunny spells and showers, the heaviest and most frequent of these showers likely in the west. By the middle of next week, generally much drier, brighter more settled conditions are likely to be established across much of the UK. As winds fall light for many, overnight frost and morning fog will become more prevalent and it will be colder generally. More changeable windier conditions may persist in the far north. Generally quiet conditions will probably persist through the following weekend although it may start to become somewhat more changeable again as we go into mid November.
Updated:
Settled weather is likely to continue until the middle of November, with high pressure looking to dominate. This will bring generally dry conditions, especially for the south with any wet and windy weather being mostly confined to the north. Confidence is currently low for the second half of November but current signals suggest an autumnal setup with colder conditions developing and more frequent showers, with the heaviest of these showers affecting the east and northeast of the UK. Another spell of drier, more settled conditions is possible towards the end of November, but confidence remains low for this. Despite the settled conditions in the south temperatures are expected to be lower than average for the time of year, whereas they will be closer to normal in the north.
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