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A deep area of low-pressure moving in from the Atlantic on Tuesday [7 December, 2021] has been named as Storm Barra by Met Éireann for the level of impacts exp…
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:52; Sunset: 15:01. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday 8 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain. Sunrise: 08:54; Sunset: 15:00. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 9 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:56; Sunset: 15:00. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 10 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 08:57; Sunset: 14:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 11 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by early evening. Sunrise: 08:59; Sunset: 14:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 12 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 09:00; Sunset: 14:58. UV: Low;
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Monday 13 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 09:02; Sunset: 14:58. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for The Deeps
Today (7 December 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSE
13
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14
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14
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15
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18
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22
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ESE
24
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26
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ESE
26
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30
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ESE
33
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 44 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 73% | 81% | 74% | 68% | 75% | 71% | 72% | 77% | 76% | 76% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wednesday (8 December 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 50% | 80% | 90% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 40% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -2° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° |
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34
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35
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31
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36
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37
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38
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41
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41
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40
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41
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42
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40
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38
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36
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35
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34
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33
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33
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32
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29
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28
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27
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27
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26
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 45 | 46 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 35 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | G | G | VG | M | G | M | M | G | M | VG | M | VG | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 80% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (9 December 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 70% | 60% | 70% | 60% | 20% | 40% | 40% |
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Temperature
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
7°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° |
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Wind direction and speed
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25
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25
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27
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28
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27
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29
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28
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 34 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 43 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 83% | 82% | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Friday (10 December 2021)
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Wind direction and speed
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28
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25
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23
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20
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17
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14
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12
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 43 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 81% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Saturday (11 December 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 90% | 80% |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSE
11
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12
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14
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19
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23
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27
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29
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SSW
27
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 15 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 40 | 43 | 40 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Sunday (12 December 2021)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSW
23
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SW
22
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SW
21
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SW
21
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21
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SW
19
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SSW
17
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18
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 86% | 83% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Monday (13 December 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 40% |
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Wind direction and speed
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SSE
19
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21
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22
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22
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22
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WSW
21
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21
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21
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 81% | 78% | 76% | 77% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
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for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry with sunny spells. Windy later.
Today:
A good deal of dry and bright weather with some sunny spells and just the odd light shower. Light winds during the day then easterly gales developing later this evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain. Rain will be persistent and heavy at times over Orkney but more patchy across Shetland. Strong or gale force easterly winds. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Wednesday:
Staying cloudy and windy with Orkney seeing the most persistent rain, still heavy at times. Drier weather over Shetland but some rain edging northwards. Strong to gale force easterly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Rather cloudy on Thursday with frequent showers and strong southeast winds. Showers will be fewer on Friday with lighter winds, then rain and strengthening winds arriving later on Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
To begin the period, drier and clearer conditions are likely, allowing for more extensive frost and patchy fog. Cloud and strong winds will travel east across the country, with a chance of showers or longer spells of rain for many. Hill snow likely in the north. Temperatures generally around average. Moving through the period, largely unsettled conditions are likely to persist, with the chance of further showers and longer spells of rain, heavy in places, with a chance of gales. Some showers are likely to turn wintry on hills at times. Towards the end of the period, more settled conditions are likely to develop, most likely with milder temperatures, but a chance of some brief colder interludes.
Updated:
Going into the Christmas period, it is likely to be milder than earlier in the month, with temperatures near to, or above normal, although some colder spells remain possible. It is likely to become more settled around Christmas and towards New Year with increased chance of overnight frost and fog during clearer spells.
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