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Today (15 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 20% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WNW 22 | WNW 26 | WNW 28 | WNW 28 | WNW 26 | WNW 23 | W 22 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 31 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 88% | 82% | 74% | 69% | 71% | 71% | 74% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Monday (16 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 40% | <5% | 10% | 60% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 30% | <5% | 10% | 30% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | W 21 | W 17 | W 21 | W 20 | W 21 | W 21 | W 19 | W 21 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 24 | W 21 | W 23 | W 23 | WNW 25 | WNW 25 | WNW 26 | WNW 26 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | WNW 27 | WNW 28 | WNW 24 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 26 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 34 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 79% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 82% | 86% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 76% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 76% | 72% | 70% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuesday (17 September 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 | 10% | 50% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | WNW 28 | W 30 | WNW 29 | NW 29 | NW 24 | NW 24 | NW 20 | NNW 17 | NW 15 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 39 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 78% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (18 September 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 80% | 67% | 64% | 67% | 71% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (19 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Visibility | G | G | M | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 82% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Friday (20 September 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 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 16 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 92% | 88% | 85% | 85% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (21 September 2019)
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) | S 17 | S 19 | S 20 | S 22 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 |
| Wind gust (mph) | 24 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 88% | 85% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Fresh winds and scattered showers, heavy around dawn.
This Evening and Tonight:
Fresh northwest winds will turn westerly and ease this evening and overnight. Scattered showers will turn gradually heavier and more frequent, particularly across Shetland towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Monday:
Showers continuing, frequent at first, heavy across Shetland, but gradually dwindling through the late morning and afternoon. Fresh to strong west or northwest winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Sunshine and a few light showers Tuesday. Mainly dry with brighter spells Wednesday, then increasingly overcast Thursday with patchy rain or drizzle. Fresh to strong winds easing for time Wednesday.
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UK long range weather forecast
Dry, sunny and warm weather is expected to dominate on Friday and Saturday with any wet and windy weather confined to the far northwest. Overnight temperatures will be on the cool side for many bringing a chance for some patchy mist and fog, especially in the south. By Sunday cooler, unsettled weather is expected to move in from the west and herald a spell of rather changeable weather for part of the working week. There is a degree of uncertainty as we head towards the last weekend of September. On balance we should see a northwest to southeast split in the weather with the strongest winds and heaviest spells of rainfall in the northwest, and the best of the dry, warm, and sunny weather in the southeast.
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Confidence remains low through this period and a number of different weather scenarios are possible. However the most likely situation is for southeastern parts of the UK see the best of the dry weather with daytime temperatures fairly warm for the time of year. Low temperatures are likely during many of the nights, bringing an increased chance of mist, fog and ground frost. Meanwhile, the northwest of the UK is more likely to keep stronger winds with heavier rain at times. It will be cloudier in the northwest leading to lower daytime temperatures.
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