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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:38; Sunset: 15:57. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:36; Sunset: 15:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:34; Sunset: 16:02. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy changing to heavy rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:32; Sunset: 16:04. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:30; Sunset: 16:07. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Wednesday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 08:27; Sunset: 16:09. UV: Low;
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Thursday. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning. Sunrise: 08:25; Sunset: 16:12. UV: Low;
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Today (24 January 2020)
| Time | Now | 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 | 50% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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26
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24
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22
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22
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19
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20
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17
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13
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12
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WSW
11
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WSW
13
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WSW
13
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14
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14
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15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 38 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Visibility | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 78% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 70% | 75% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 83% | 86% | 91% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (25 January 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 | 60% | 50% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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20
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23
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22
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24
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24
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25
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27
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28
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28
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29
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29
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29
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28
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27
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26
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25
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24
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23
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22
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G | G | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (26 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 80% | 40% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
21
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20
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25
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20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 31 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 89% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (27 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | 10% | 10% | 80% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | -1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 0° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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12
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13
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19
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24
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19
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19
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18
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18
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 77% | 77% | 72% | 80% | 81% | 78% | 77% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (28 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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17
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15
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13
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13
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12
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16
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17
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16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 76% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (29 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 1° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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15
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18
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19
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19
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20
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21
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20
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20
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | G | G |
| Humidity | 81% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 74% | 75% | 76% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (30 January 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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21
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22
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22
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21
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20
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20
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20
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21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 76% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Windy with light showers. Sunshine declining into afternoon.
Today:
Strong west to southwest winds continuing to feed a steady diet of light showers across the Northern Isles through Friday. Sunny spells waning from late morning and through the afternoon as cloud increases from the west. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Tonight:
Cloudy through the evening and night with occasional patchy light rain or drizzle. West to southwest winds fresh to strong. Minimum temperature 5 °C.
Saturday:
Another rather cloudy day with further patchy light rain or drizzle, though always drier across Orkney with increasing chance of limited brighter spells. Southwest winds strong, perhaps touching gale. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Rainband crossing from west Sunday, with sunshine, showers following later, these heavy at times. Monday and Tuesday unsettled with strong winds and showers which turn wintry to relatively low levels.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Next week looks likely to continue the unsettled theme with a mixture of spells of locally heavy rain and showers with colder and brighter interludes. The heaviest of the rain is likely to be focused over western parts with snow possible across some northern hills. It will be windy throughout with a chance of gales at times, which will reduce the risk of overnight frost and fog. Towards the end of the period the south and east may see slightly more settled conditions moving in. This will lead to an increased risk of frost and fog overnight. Temperatures will fluctuate between mild and rather cold at times as bands of rain move across the UK.
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Through the first half of this period, the mobile wet and windy regime looks set to continue. It seems probable that the most unsettled conditions will gradually transfer further north, leaving a more traditional northwest/southeast split. There are signs that through the middle of February, that more settled conditions will develop across the southeast. These settled conditions may gradually spread further northwest to influence much of the UK for a time. This would bring drier weather for all, with an increased likelihood of fog and frost. Unsettled spells of strong winds and rain are still likely from time to time, but mainly in the northwest. Temperatures are likely to be around normal, but could be rather cold overnight in more settled spells.
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