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More rain and snow on the way
After a brief respite another spell of potentially disruptive weather is on the way for parts of the UK.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light snow by late morning. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 30 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:27; Sunset: 16:24. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 31 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:26. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 1 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:23; Sunset: 16:29. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 2 February. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain. Sunrise: 08:21; Sunset: 16:31. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Papa Westray Youth Hostel
Today (27 January 2021)
| Time | Now | 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 30% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | -2° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
3
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N
11
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N
16
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N
18
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NNE
16
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N
12
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NNE
13
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NNE
12
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N
9
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N
12
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N
11
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N
11
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N
11
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N
15
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NNW
9
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NE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
8
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WNW
8
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ENE
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 4 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 83% | 74% | 71% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 72% | 72% | 63% | 58% | 60% | 62% | 62% | 71% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 77% | 78% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (28 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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6
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6
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NNE
5
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NNE
10
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10
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NE
9
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NE
8
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NE
9
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NE
12
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NE
11
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ENE
9
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ENE
11
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NE
11
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NE
13
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NE
12
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NE
12
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NE
11
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NE
11
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NE
13
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NE
11
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NE
11
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NE
10
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NNE
10
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NNE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | M | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 77% | 76% | 76% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 72% | 73% | 79% | 82% | 77% | 80% | 69% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 66% | 64% | 66% | 67% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (29 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 | 50% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
2°
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2°
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3°
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4°
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5°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -2° | -3° | -2° | -1° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
14
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NE
17
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NNE
17
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NNE
18
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NNE
17
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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NNE
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | E | P | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 78% | 68% | 62% | 60% | 62% | 62% | 63% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (30 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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4°
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4°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
18
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NNE
19
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NNE
19
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N
20
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20
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20
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NNW
19
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NNW
18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 64% | 63% | 63% | 63% | 61% | 61% | 63% | 64% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (31 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
17
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NNW
17
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SSW
17
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NNE
17
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NE
18
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ESE
18
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19
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 65% | 65% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (1 February 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% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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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) | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
21
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E
22
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ESE
23
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ESE
24
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ESE
24
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ESE
23
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ENE
23
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NNW
24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 69% | 70% | 72% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (2 February 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 | 50% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
24
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ESE
24
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ESE
24
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24
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NE
24
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NNE
24
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NNE
24
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NNE
25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 75% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Sunshine and wintry showers.
Today:
A day of sunshine and wintry showers. Outbreaks heaviest and most frequent through the morning and across Shetland, with the weak wintry sunshine increasing into the afternoon. Cold in the brisk northerly winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Tonight:
Wintry showers continuing across Shetland, but largely dying out over Orkney from midnight. Light northerly breezes allowing widespread frost and ice away from windward coasts. Minimum temperature -4 °C.
Thursday:
Further wintry showers, these quite frequent and heavy at first over Shetland, otherwise isolated and light with plenty of weak winter sunshine. Northerly breezes. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Sunshine, wintry showers and strong northerly winds Friday. Further brisk northerlies and wintry showers Saturday, but outbreaks lighter, more isolated. Sunday uncertain but further showers probable, with winds turning southerly.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
After a very cold but bright start to Sunday, rain will move in from the west later. Going into next week, unsettled conditions look likely to dominate, with low pressure systems moving in off the Atlantic. The weather will be changeable. Periods of rain or wintry showers, and strong winds are likely, especially in the west, with brief more settled spells in between. Westerly or southwesterly winds during this period will bring milder temperatures to most areas, but occasional interludes of cold northerly winds are possible. It will be on this boundary between colder and milder airmasses where any snowfall to lower levels could possibly occur. Towards the end of this period, we may see high pressure build over the north of the UK, bringing colder temperatures and wintry outbreaks.
Updated:
Although confidence at this range is low, current signals suggest that high pressure could be positioned over the north of the UK during this period. This would likely bring wintry outbreaks and colder than average temperatures to northern areas, as well as increasing the likelihood of more widespread cold spells. Any periods of milder, unsettled weather are more likely to be confined to central and southern areas, where greater than average rainfall is predicted. There is a continued risk of significant snowfall events on the boundary between colder and milder airmasses, with snow possible to low elevations.
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