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Hot spell on the way this week
It'll turn drier and much warmer across many parts of the UK this week, with hot conditions developing across southern areas.
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to fog by early evening. Sunrise: 04:53; Sunset: 21:24. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 7 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to mist by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:55; Sunset: 21:21. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 8 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 04:58; Sunset: 21:18. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 9 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals. Sunrise: 05:00; Sunset: 21:16. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 10 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. Sunrise: 05:03; Sunset: 21:13. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Tuesday 11 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by early evening. Sunrise: 05:05; Sunset: 21:10. UV: Moderate;
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Wednesday 12 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Mist changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 05:08; Sunset: 21:07. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Unst Airport
Today (6 August 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 13° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
S
7
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S
6
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SSE
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SE
7
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SE
6
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SE
7
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SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
8
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SE
7
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SE
9
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SE
11
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SE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | P | VP | VP | VP | VP | VP |
| Humidity | 92% | 90% | 89% | 86% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 92% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 99% |
| UV | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (7 August 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 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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15°
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15°
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15°
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16°
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16°
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15°
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15°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
13
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SSE
13
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
18
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S
17
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17
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S
17
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17
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S
16
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S
15
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S
14
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S
13
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S
12
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S
11
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S
11
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S
11
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S
11
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10
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S
10
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SW
10
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10
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Visibility | VP | VP | VP | P | P | P | G | G | M | G | G | G | P | P | P | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | M | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 96% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 86% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 96% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (8 August 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 | 60% | 60% | 40% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 10° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
W
10
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W
10
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W
12
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W
13
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W
14
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WSW
14
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WSW
13
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WSW
12
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WSW
9
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 96% | 96% | 96% | 91% | 84% | 80% | 80% | 84% | 91% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Sunday (9 August 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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10°
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11°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
9
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WSW
7
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WSW
5
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SW
4
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S
4
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ESE
5
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E
6
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E
6
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 93% | 93% | 89% | 84% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (10 August 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 | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
12°
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12°
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12°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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13°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
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6
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E
7
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E
9
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9
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10
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ENE
10
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10
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ENE
11
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 88% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 84% | 86% | 88% | 90% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (11 August 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 | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
ENE
10
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E
10
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E
10
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E
10
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ESE
11
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ESE
11
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ESE
12
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SE
13
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 91% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (12 August 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% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
13°
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13°
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13°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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14°
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13°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
N
13
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NNE
13
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NNW
14
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SE
14
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SW
14
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SE
14
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SSE
14
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SSE
14
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | G | G | P | P | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 95% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry with sunny spells today.
Today:
Patchy low cloud in the morning will soon clear to leave a dry day with sunny spells. Feeling warm with light southerly winds. Some haar will arrive from the southeast in the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Tonight:
Any low cloud and haar will soon clear from Orkney but will become persistent across Shetland overnight. Freshening southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 13 °C.
Friday:
Low cloud across Shetland will clear through the day, otherwise dry and warm with sunny spells. Showers arriving from the southwest in the evening, perhaps heavy with thunder. Maximum temperature 21 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Thundery showers on Friday night will clear by morning. It will then be dry with plenty of sunshine and light winds through the weekend into early next week.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
There should be a gradual change in conditions through this period as the warm or very warm weather will most likely be displaced east and southeastwards. It will be replaced by fresher, changeable conditions from the west. There should still be a good deal of fine and dry weather across the UK through the period. However, there is a continued risk of heavy showers and thunderstorms in many areas, particularly across the south earlier on in the period. It will be widely warm or very warm at the start of the period, and it could be hot in the southeast at times. Towards the end of the period, temperatures will trend back to near the average for most areas, with the southeast possibly staying warm.
Updated:
Confidence remains fairly low for this period. The south is most likely to see the best of any fine and dry weather as westerlies and southwesterlies dominate. Elsewhere could see some periods of dry and settled weather interspersed with occasional bouts of wetter and windier weather, primarily from Atlantic frontal systems. The wettest and windiest conditions will most likely be towards the northwest, with the southeast staying driest. Temperatures will be most likely around average or slightly above. There could be some short-lived very warm spells, most likely confined to the south and southeast of the UK.
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