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Today (23 October 2019)
| Time | Now | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | ≥95% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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27
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S
28
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| Wind gust (mph) | 37 | 39 |
| Visibility | G | M |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - |
Thursday (24 October 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 10% | <5% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 40% | 40% | <5% | 60% | 40% | <5% | 60% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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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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10°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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29
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27
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SSW
24
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SW
22
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SW
22
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SSW
20
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SSW
19
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SSW
20
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SSW
21
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SSW
19
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S
21
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S
22
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SSW
23
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SSW
24
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SSW
24
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SSW
25
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SSW
26
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SW
27
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WSW
28
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WSW
27
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WSW
31
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WSW
29
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29
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WSW
31
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| Wind gust (mph) | 42 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 44 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 78% | 78% | 76% | 77% | 72% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (25 October 2019)
| 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% | 80% | 70% | 80% | 70% | 90% | 70% | 30% | 40% |
| 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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8°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
33
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WSW
33
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WSW
33
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WSW
35
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WSW
39
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WSW
36
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WSW
34
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WSW
30
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WSW
28
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| Wind gust (mph) | 43 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 37 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 71% | 75% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 84% | 74% | 74% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (26 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 60% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
29
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WSW
33
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W
31
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W
26
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24
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WNW
26
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WNW
24
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NW
26
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| Wind gust (mph) | 38 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 35 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 76% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 76% | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (27 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
27
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NW
29
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NW
27
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NNW
26
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NW
25
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NNW
25
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NNW
22
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NNW
23
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| Wind gust (mph) | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 78% | 74% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (28 October 2019)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNW
21
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NNW
21
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NNW
21
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N
21
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N
19
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N
19
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N
19
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N
18
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| Wind gust (mph) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 66% | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (29 October 2019)
| 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) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
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16
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16
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15
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14
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13
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NNW
13
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NNW
13
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NNW
14
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| Wind gust (mph) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 66% | 66% | 66% | 67% | 65% | 66% | 68% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Drier and brighter on Thursday. Becoming windy.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloud and rain clearing Orkney later this evening and from Shetland early tonight. Then mainly dry with clear periods and a few light showers. Strong to gale force south to southwest winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Thursday:
A lot of dry, bright weather with sunny spells. Just a few light showers, becoming more frequent towards evening. Strong southerly winds easing for a time then southwesterly gales later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Showers, these frequent and heavy at times Friday and Saturday, before dwindling later Sunday. Winds strong to gale force with severe gales possible on Friday night.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The start of next week will see mainly dry and bright spells with plenty of sunshine across most of the UK. On Monday, widespread frost will develop away from the coastal areas of Northern Ireland, northern Scotland and eastern England where a few showers are likely to continue. Further ahead, northern areas may see some colder outbreaks leading to overnight frosts and some showers may turn wintry over the hills. However, in the south it may be milder overall. Despite uncertainty at this time, as we move into November, it is possible that drier, more settled spells will continue with temperatures near or a little below average. This could bring night frosts as well as the risk of patchy fog at times.
Updated:
The first half of November should be mostly settled and dry for the majority of the UK with plenty of sunny spells. Although there is significant uncertainty for this period, any rain is most likely to be confined to western areas. It seems probable that temperatures will be a little below average with the potential of frosts and fog patches forming overnight. Despite the mainly settled outlook, more changeable periods with rain or showers may be possible too bringing milder spells. These, however, are likely to be short-lived.
Updated:
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