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Today (18 October 2019)
| Time | Now | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NE
14
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NE
16
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NE
17
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NE
17
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NE
18
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| Wind gust (mph) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 89% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (19 October 2019)
| 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% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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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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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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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
19
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NNE
20
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NNE
20
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N
20
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NNE
20
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NNE
20
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NNE
22
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NNE
24
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NNE
27
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NNE
29
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NNE
29
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NNE
27
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NE
27
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NNE
29
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NNE
31
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NNE
33
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NNE
34
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NNE
33
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NNE
34
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NNE
32
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NNE
32
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NNE
32
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NNE
32
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NNE
31
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| Wind gust (mph) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 83% | 82% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 90% | 86% | 87% | 90% | 83% | 85% | 83% | 81% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (20 October 2019)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 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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8°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NNE
31
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NNE
30
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N
29
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N
29
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N
26
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N
23
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N
19
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N
15
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NNW
10
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| Wind gust (mph) | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 17 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 71% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 72% | 68% | 66% | 70% | 71% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (21 October 2019)
| 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% | 20% | 40% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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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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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
NW
8
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W
7
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SW
8
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SW
12
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SW
16
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SW
20
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SW
23
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SW
26
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| Wind gust (mph) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 41 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 72% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 82% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (22 October 2019)
| 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% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SW
28
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SW
29
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SW
28
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SW
26
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SW
25
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WSW
24
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WSW
23
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WSW
23
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| Wind gust (mph) | 44 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Humidity | 83% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Wednesday (23 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 50% | 60% | 50% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
WSW
22
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SW
22
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WSW
22
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SW
22
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WSW
23
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WSW
22
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SW
22
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W
21
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| Wind gust (mph) | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Visibility | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (24 October 2019)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 60% | 50% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 50% |
| Temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 5° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
21
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20
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NW
20
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WNW
20
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WNW
20
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WNW
19
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WNW
20
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WNW
21
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| Wind gust (mph) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 82% | 81% | 81% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 75% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
A few showers tonight, mainly for Orkney.
This Evening and Tonight:
Some clear spells, especially for Shetland this evening whereas there will be more cloud cover and the odd shower for Orkney. Northeasterly winds will strengthen to bring scattered showers for Shetland towards dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
Saturday:
Strong north or northeast winds and feeing rather cold, with a mixture of bright or sunny spells and sharp showers. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Bright or sunny spells Sunday and fewer showers with winds easing later. Mainly dry and bright on Monday, but winds turning southwest and strengthening later, then cloudy with rain Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
A north/south split is expected during the start of this period with unsettled conditions in the north and drier conditions further south. Next weekend becomes increasingly uncertain, but unsettled and perhaps very windy conditions could extend across much of the UK. Through the rest of October unsettled conditions are more likely to dominate but with some periods of fine weather, especially in the south east. There will probably be some marked variations in temperature across the UK throughout. Predominantly below average temperatures in the north and above average temperatures in the south. However, there is a chance that drier, brighter, but colder conditions could extend south across all areas at times from next weekend onwards. This would lead to frosts, with a small chance that more settled conditions could persist.
Updated:
There is significant uncertainty through this period. However, the beginning of November may become more settled and dry for many areas with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. Any spells of rain are more likely in southern and southwestern areas. Temperatures will probably be a little below average with overnight frosts and fog patches likely, which could persist well into the mornings. Further spells of unsettled, windy conditions with some rain or showers are likely at times, more especially towards the middle of the month.
Updated: