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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:13; Sunset: 18:42. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 1 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 18:39. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 2 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 07:18; Sunset: 18:36. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 3 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:20; Sunset: 18:33. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 4 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to clear by early evening. Sunrise: 07:22; Sunset: 18:30. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 5 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:25; Sunset: 18:27. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 6 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 07:27; Sunset: 18:24. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Foula Airstrip
Today (30 September 2020)
| Time | Now | 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | M | M | M | M | M | P | M | M |
| Humidity | 90% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (1 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 | 90% | ≥95% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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18
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Visibility | P | P | M | M | G | G | G | P | G | G | VG | M | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 95% | 96% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (2 October 2020)
| 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 | 70% | 80% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ESE
24
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23
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Visibility | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (3 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 50% | 60% | 80% | 30% | 50% | 20% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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24
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 94% | 94% | 91% | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (4 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 83% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (5 October 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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18
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17
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17
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18
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18
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17
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16
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16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (6 October 2020)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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16
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15
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14
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15
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15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 91% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Windy with rain later on Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
This evening will be dry with lengthy clear periods. Staying dry for the rest of the night with mostly clear skies. Strengthening southeasterly winds across Orkney. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Wednesday:
Shetland and Fair Isle will be mainly dry until evening. Outbreaks of rain developing across Orkney in the afternoon, turning persistent by evening. Windy, strong southeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Unsettled at times with a few showers on Thursday and Friday, perhaps some persistent rain across Shetland. Wet and windy weather possible later Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
An unsettled picture is likely for this period, with all parts of the country seeing showery spells as well as times of more prolonged rainfall. However, southern and western areas are expected to see the worst of these conditions with the most frequent and heaviest rainfall. Drier and calmer conditions could be seen at times, but likely only for short interludes. Largely windy for most of the country during this period, with a risk of gales at times, particularly along western and southwestern coasts. Overall, it is likely to feel rather cold as temperatures look set to be around average or below. During any of the brief calmer interludes overnight frost is also possible in the North.
Updated:
A potential change in the weather is signalled around the middle of October. Whilst further rain and strong winds are likely at times, spells of fine and dry weather could become more widespread and long-lived. At night, these calmer conditions would allow frost and fog to form more readily. At this time of year, there is potential for fog to linger well into the daytime. Overall, temperatures probably recovering close to the seasonal average for mid-October.
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