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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:41; Sunset: 21:41. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 31 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:43; Sunset: 21:38. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 1 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:46; Sunset: 21:36. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 2 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:48; Sunset: 21:33. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 3 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 04:50; Sunset: 21:31. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 4 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 04:53; Sunset: 21:28. UV: Moderate;
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Thursday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:55; Sunset: 21:26. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Sumburgh Airport
Today (30 July 2021)
| Time | Now | 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNE
11
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NNE
12
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
12
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NNE
10
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NNE
10
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NNE
10
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N
10
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N
10
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N
10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 90% | 88% | 85% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| UV | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (31 July 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNW
10
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NNW
10
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NNW
10
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NNW
10
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NNW
10
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N
10
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N
10
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N
10
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N
11
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N
11
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N
12
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NNW
13
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NNW
12
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N
13
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NNW
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
13
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N
14
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N
13
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N
13
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13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 83% | 81% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 79% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (1 August 2021)
| 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
N
13
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N
14
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NNW
14
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NNW
14
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NNW
17
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NNW
16
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NNW
16
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NNW
14
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NNW
13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 81% | 82% | 81% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (2 August 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNW
12
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NNW
11
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NNW
10
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NW
11
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NW
10
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NW
11
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WNW
9
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WNW
8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 82% | 81% | 76% | 74% | 74% | 76% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (3 August 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
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11°
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11°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
W
7
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6
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WSW
6
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SW
8
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SSW
9
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S
9
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SSW
9
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8
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 79% | 82% | 80% | 78% | 78% | 82% | 84% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (4 August 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
S
9
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S
9
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S
9
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S
11
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SSE
12
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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SSE
10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 90% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (5 August 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
10
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SSE
9
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SSE
9
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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SSE
10
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SSE
10
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 92% | 91% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
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Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mostly cloudy with a few light showers
Today:
A mostly cloudy day with the odd light shower, the best chance of any brighter spells across more southern parts of both Shetland and Orkney. The northerly breeze will be fresh at times, especially across Shetland. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Tonight:
Remaining mostly cloudy with a few light showers through the evening and overnight, although the showers may become more frequent across Shetland later in the night. Occasionally fresh northerly breeze. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Saturday:
A rather cloudy morning with occasional, mainly light showers. The showers become fewer and further between through the afternoon with bright or sunny spells developing. Cool, occasionally fresh northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Sunny or clear spells and a few showers through the coming days. The northerly or northwesterly breeze eases through Sunday and Monday before turning southerly on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Changeable conditions continuing to dominate the first half of August, with a mixture of sunny and dry periods and showery spells for all, possibly merging to give longer spells of rain. Widespread thundery showers will give away to bands of rain from the Atlantic which may bring unsettled conditions to all parts. However the south and southeast potentially seeing drier weather and the west and northwest the wettest. There remains a chance for any showers or rain to produce thunderstorms, particularly in the far south. Temperatures are most likely cooler than average for this time of year, trending to slightly cooler than average or average through the period, with the south and southwest having the best chance of seeing average temperatures.
Updated:
There is a tentative sign of more settled conditions developing with higher pressure becoming slightly more likely. This means drier conditions may become more prevalent, although there is still the risk of showers or thunderstorms at times. Temperatures likely to trend to above average, with an increasing chance of hotter spells developing as the month progresses.
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