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Turning colder with snow in places
It’ll turn colder across the UK this week with wintry showers and snow for northern areas and overnight frosts for many.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:47; Sunset: 15:02. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 4 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Heavy rain changing to overcast in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:49; Sunset: 15:00. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 5 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:51; Sunset: 14:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 6 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Light showers changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:53; Sunset: 14:59. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 7 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 08:54; Sunset: 14:58. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Tuesday 8 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Light rain changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:56; Sunset: 14:57. UV: Low;
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Wednesday 9 December. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Partly cloudy. Sunrise: 08:57; Sunset: 14:57. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for South Nesting Bay
Today (3 December 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 | <5% | <5% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 50% | 30% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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6°
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3°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
6
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SSW
10
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S
11
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WSW
8
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SE
8
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SE
10
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SE
8
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ESE
5
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E
7
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E
7
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E
8
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E
10
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E
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 74% | 68% | 67% | 89% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 74% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (4 December 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 | 30% | 50% | 50% | 40% | 10% | 50% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 60% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
12
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NE
13
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NE
14
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ENE
16
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NE
17
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NE
15
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ENE
17
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E
23
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E
23
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E
25
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ESE
27
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E
26
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E
26
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E
26
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E
25
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E
25
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E
23
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E
22
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E
20
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ENE
21
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ENE
19
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ENE
19
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ENE
17
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ENE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Visibility | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | M | VG | G | M | G | M | G | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 74% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 86% | 84% | 83% | 80% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 75% | 74% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (5 December 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 60% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
16
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ENE
14
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NE
12
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
14
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NE
15
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NNE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 77% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Sunday (6 December 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% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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5°
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5°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
13
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NNE
13
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NNE
14
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NNE
12
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NNE
11
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NE
11
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NE
10
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ENE
10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Monday (7 December 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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5°
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6°
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6°
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6°
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7°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
9
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ENE
9
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ENE
10
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ENE
11
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NE
11
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NE
13
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NE
16
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ENE
19
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M |
| Humidity | 82% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 80% | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Tuesday (8 December 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% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 50% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
16
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E
19
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E
19
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ESE
17
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SE
21
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SSE
20
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SE
17
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SSE
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 24 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | G | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Wednesday (9 December 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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7°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
17
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S
16
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SSW
14
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SSW
15
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SSW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
16
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SSW
15
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | VG |
| Humidity | 88% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Bright and cold with a few showers.
Today:
A cold day with good sunny spells and a few showers, wintry at times. The showers mainly over Shetland. Light southerly winds. Brisk southwesterly winds easing a little by afternoon. Maximum temperature 5 °C.
Tonight:
This evening and the first part of the night will see a few showers, these mainly over Shetland. Then becoming mainly. Some frost and icy patches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
Friday:
After a cold start cloud and rain will spread from the east by early afternoon. Strengthening east or northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Occasional showers over the weekend, mainly dry on Monday. Rather cold with a chance of some overnight icy patches.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled, mostly cold and occasionally frosty conditions expected to continue into this period, with spells of rain and heavy showers for most. Snow is most likely over the hills in the north but there is a chance of snow falling to lower levels at times, especially in the far north. Rain most frequent across the south, but will often extend across all areas. However, in the north there is a possibility of more settled weather developing at times, especially in the north-west. Often windy with coastal gales at times. However lighter winds expected early in this period will bring a risk of more extensive freezing fog which could be slow to clear, this true for other periods of lighter winds through the period.
Updated:
Confidence is very low during this period, with forecast signals weak and rather mixed. On balance, most likely to remain changeable with outbreaks of rain and showers at times, particularly in the east and the south. Snow remains most likely over the hills but could still fall to lower levels at times. It is likely that drier and more settled conditions compared to normal will continue in the northwest, with a possibility of these extending more widely towards the end of the month. This would bring more widespread overnight frosts along with some fog patches. Temperatures will overall will most likely be near, or a little below average, although some milder interludes are possible.
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