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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by late morning. Sunrise: 07:58; Sunset: 17:40. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 22 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 08:01; Sunset: 17:38. UV: Low; Pollution: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Saturday 23 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:03; Sunset: 17:35. UV: Low; Pollution: Moderate; No pollen data.
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Sunday 24 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:06; Sunset: 17:32. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 25 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:08; Sunset: 17:29. UV: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 26 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:11; Sunset: 17:27. UV: Low;
Six day forecast for Sumburgh Airport
Today (21 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | <5% | 40% | 60% | 60% | 90% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 70% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 20% |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | -1° | -1° | -2° | -3° | -3° | -3° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 0° |
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28
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26
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30
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28
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31
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25
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25
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24
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24
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26
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NW
28
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22
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25
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26
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23
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23
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19
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19
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14
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15
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18
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 44 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
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| Visibility | VG | E | VG | M | M | P | E | E | E | G | VG | E | E | G | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | P |
| Humidity | 92% | 81% | 82% | 96% | 90% | 93% | 81% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 84% | 71% | 72% | 85% | 86% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 79% | 80% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (22 October 2021)
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Wind direction and speed
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18
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25
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27
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22
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20
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20
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18
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14
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7
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 36 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 12 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | M | VG | VG | G | VG | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 81% | 76% | 82% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 65% | 68% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (23 October 2021)
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
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12
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20
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SSE
23
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24
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24
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23
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | G |
| Humidity | 69% | 63% | 62% | 69% | 80% | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (24 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
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| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° |
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Wind direction and speed
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21
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17
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16
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17
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17
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16
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15
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 36 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 88% | 90% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (25 October 2021)
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
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Wind direction and speed
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14
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14
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16
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17
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16
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
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| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | G | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 88% | 87% | 84% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (26 October 2021)
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| Chance of precipitation | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 70% | 80% | 80% |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
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Wind direction and speed
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WSW
14
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14
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13
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SSW
16
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SSW
19
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SSW
20
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21
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SW
19
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 32 |
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Visibility
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| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 80% | 84% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cold and windy with frequent showers on Thursday.
This Evening and Tonight:
There will be frequent and heavy showers with hail, sleet and possibly thunder mixed in. North to northwest winds will reach gale to severe gale force. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Thursday:
Feeling cold with a mixture of bright spells and frequent blustery showers. Strong to gale force northerly winds will ease a little through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Friday brings an improvement with showers waning as northwest winds ease. Turning milder Saturday as winds back southwest, pushing rainbands across area later in day. Sunshine and showers for Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Sunshine and scattered showers to start to the period on Monday, these showers will be mostly widespread and heavy in the northwest. More organised showers potentially developing in the southwest. Winds will be moderate to fresh for most. Showers continuing in the west on Tuesday before more prolonged, organised rain arrives. Temperatures trending upwards through the first few days of this period before they remain just above average. The rest of October will be dominated by weather arriving from the Atlantic. Often unsettled and windy, with outbreaks of rain. Wettest in the north and west. Briefer dry interludes. Driest conditions likely across south and southeastern areas. Winds lighter here, with risk of overnight fog at times.
Updated:
To start the period remaining unsettled as before, but from early to mid-November increasing chance of settled weather but confidence of this is very low. Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average for most. Perhaps some colder spells and an increasing chance of frost and fog towards the end of this period but confidence of this is very low.
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