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May 2020 becomes the sunniest calendar month on record
May has become the sunniest calendar month on record in the UK
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 03:46; Sunset: 22:21. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 6 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 03:45; Sunset: 22:22. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 7 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 03:44; Sunset: 22:24. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 8 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 03:43; Sunset: 22:25. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 9 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 03:42; Sunset: 22:26. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Wednesday 10 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to sunny intervals by early evening. Sunrise: 03:41; Sunset: 22:27. UV: Moderate;
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Thursday 11 June. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 03:41; Sunset: 22:29. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Lerwick
Today (5 June 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | ≥95% | ≥95% | 90% | 60% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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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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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
17
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NE
19
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NNE
20
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NNE
21
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NNE
21
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NNE
22
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NE
19
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NE
18
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NE
15
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NE
11
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NE
12
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ENE
12
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ENE
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | M |
| Humidity | 98% | 95% | 94% | 91% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 82% | 85% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 95% |
| UV | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Saturday (6 June 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 | 80% | 80% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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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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13°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
8
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ENE
8
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NE
7
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NNE
7
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NNE
7
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NNE
7
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N
7
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NNW
6
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NW
7
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NW
8
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NW
10
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NW
12
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NNW
12
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NNW
15
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N
18
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N
21
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N
23
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N
24
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N
25
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N
25
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N
25
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N
25
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N
25
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N
25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | M | M | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 82% | 79% | 77% | 77% | 78% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 87% | 89% | 91% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Sunday (7 June 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 | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
25
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N
28
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N
28
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N
27
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N
25
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N
23
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N
22
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N
21
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N
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
| Visibility | G | VG | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 91% | 90% | 90% | 85% | 78% | 70% | 68% | 70% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Monday (8 June 2020)
| 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 (°C) |
7°
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7°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
17
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N
16
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N
16
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N
14
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N
13
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NNW
12
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NNW
11
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N
8
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 72% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 69% | 70% | 74% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Tuesday (9 June 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
7
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N
7
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SSE
8
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SE
10
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SSE
11
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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SSE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 78% | 77% | 74% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 79% | 84% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wednesday (10 June 2020)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
13
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S
13
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SSE
13
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SW
13
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S
12
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ESE
12
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ENE
12
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ESE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Thursday (11 June 2020)
| 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% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
E
12
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E
13
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E
13
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E
14
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E
14
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E
14
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E
14
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E
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 89% |
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy with rain today.
Today:
Becoming wet across Shetland and Fair Isle this morning, turning drier from the east through the afternoon. A few showers across Orkney this morning, turning wet by early afternoon, rain turning lighter later. Fresh to strong northerly winds, easing later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.
Tonight:
A cloudy evening and night to come with rain at times, this most persistent across Orkney. North or northeasterly winds freshening later in the night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Saturday:
Mostly cloudy with the chance of some rain in the morning, becoming mainly dry in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
A few bright intervals and the odd light shower on Sunday. Dry on Monday before rain spreads from the west on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Through the second week of June, there will be a mixture of sunny spells and showers across many parts. The showers will be most frequent in the north and east, along with some longer spells of rain. The best of the drier conditions should be seen in the south and west, with plenty of sunny spells. Temperatures should increase towards the end of the week, although it will feel windy at times. Towards the middle of June, changeable conditions should continue with further showers and perhaps longer spells of rain, mostly confined to the north and east. Generally, rather cool at the start of the period, particularly in the north and east. Temperatures are likely to recover to average, as conditions become more settled by the end of the period.
Updated:
Through the middle of June, it will stay rather changeable with showers and longer spells of rain continuing in the north and east. However, towards the latter part of June, it will start to become more widely settled with longer and drier periods. Temperatures should be close to average for the majority of June, but towards the end of the month they could trend above average.
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