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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 03:54; Sunset: 22:25. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 8 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 03:55; Sunset: 22:24. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 9 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 03:57; Sunset: 22:23. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 10 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 03:59; Sunset: 22:21. UV: High; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 11 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 04:01; Sunset: 22:20. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 12 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:02; Sunset: 22:18. UV: Moderate;
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Monday 13 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 04:04; Sunset: 22:16. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Tingwall (Lerwick) Airport
Today (7 July 2020)
| Time | Now | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNW
11
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NNW
9
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NW
7
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 74% | 74% | 75% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (8 July 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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8°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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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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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NW
8
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
7
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NW
7
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WNW
7
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WNW
7
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WNW
10
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WNW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
11
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WNW
12
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W
11
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W
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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WSW
11
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SW
11
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SW
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 75% | 77% | 82% | 85% | 83% | 80% | 76% | 72% | 67% | 67% | 66% | 68% | 65% | 66% | 64% | 65% | 64% | 67% | 70% | 72% | 74% | 78% | 81% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (9 July 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 | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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9°
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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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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
9
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WSW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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W
10
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W
10
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W
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 89% | 83% | 75% | 71% | 74% | 77% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Friday (10 July 2020)
| 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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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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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
9
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W
10
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W
11
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W
12
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W
14
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WNW
14
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WNW
13
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WNW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 86% | 85% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 79% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Saturday (11 July 2020)
| 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 | <5% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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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 (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
12
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WNW
12
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WNW
13
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WNW
13
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W
14
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WSW
15
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WSW
15
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WSW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 82% | 82% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 78% | 83% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Sunday (12 July 2020)
| 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
17
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WSW
18
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WSW
17
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W
17
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WSW
16
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WSW
16
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WSW
15
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SW
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 92% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 90% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (13 July 2020)
| 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 | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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13°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
14
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SW
15
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SW
14
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SW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
12
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Largely dry and bright with the odd shower on Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Any lingering showers will mostly die out through this evening to leave a dry night with clear spells. Feeling cool but with generally light northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Wednesday:
A mainly dry and bright day with sunny spells. The odd light shower may continue to affect Shetland. Light westerly to southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Largely dry with sunny spells but with the chance of the odd shower. Temperatures in the low to mid teens with light winds, freshening from a westerly direction on Saturday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through the majority of this period, it will be mostly dry and settled for many areas, especially in the south of the UK. More unsettled conditions with spells of rain and strong winds may affect the north and northwest at times. These unsettled conditions could spread to other parts of the UK later in this period, but widespread unsettled conditions are unlikely. Temperatures are likely to be mostly around normal, although it may become warm for a time in the south and perhaps very warm in the southeast. Towards the end of the period, conditions may start to trend towards more generally settled weather for most areas, but with the possibility of the occasional bout of wetter weather.
Updated:
Although confidence remains low throughout this period, the preferred scenario favours a more settled regime. There should be plenty of dry, fine weather around, though there is still the risk of occasional bouts of rain and strong winds. Such spells are mostly likely across the north and west, but they could spread to other areas at times. Temperatures generally around average, with any periods of particularly warm weather most likely being short-lived.
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