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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:28; Sunset: 21:33. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Moderate; Pollen: Low.
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Thursday 13 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:25; Sunset: 21:35. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Moderate; Pollen: Low.
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Friday 14 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:23; Sunset: 21:38. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Saturday 15 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:20; Sunset: 21:40. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Sunday 16 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:18; Sunset: 21:43. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
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Monday 17 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:16; Sunset: 21:45. UV: Moderate;
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Tuesday 18 May. Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. Sunrise: 04:13; Sunset: 21:47. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Haroldswick
Today (12 May 2021)
| Time | Now | 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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15
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17
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13
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14
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18
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20
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21
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19
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Visibility | M | M | M | M | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 99% | 98% | 95% | 94% | 92% | 93% | 88% | 83% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Thursday (13 May 2021)
| 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 | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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20
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20
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20
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20
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21
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21
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21
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22
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22
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 81% | 83% | 81% | 83% | 83% | 80% | 84% | 82% | 85% | 83% | 81% | 82% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Friday (14 May 2021)
| 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 | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNE
21
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NNE
23
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NNE
24
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NNE
24
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NNE
23
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NNE
23
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NNE
22
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NNE
21
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20
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 82% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Saturday (15 May 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNE
18
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NNE
16
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NNE
15
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NNE
13
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NNE
11
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10
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NNE
9
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9
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sunday (16 May 2021)
| 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% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 5° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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9
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8
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9
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SSE
10
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10
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SSE
10
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SSE
11
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11
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 85% | 85% | 87% | 88% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
Monday (17 May 2021)
| 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% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 4° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 5° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
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11
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11
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NNE
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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13
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 89% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (18 May 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 30% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
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| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 5° | 4° | 5° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 5° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SW
12
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13
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14
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14
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15
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16
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16
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16
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| Wind gust in miles per hour | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood alerts in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Rather cloudy. Scattered showers developing over Orkney. Drier across Shetland.
Today:
A rather cloudy day but some bright spells, especially over Orkney at first. It will stay mostly dry but patchy rain edging up from the south may affect Orkney at times. Freshening northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.
Tonight:
It will be a mainly dry and rather cloudy night with patches of mist and drizzle. Mild overnight with a northeasterly breeze. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Thursday:
Staying mostly dry and although mainly cloudy, a few brighter interludes will break through. Cool with light northeast winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Rather cloudy and mainly dry on Friday. Cloudy over the weekend with some mist, low cloud and a little drizzle.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
It will most likely be remaining unsettled throughout the period, with Sunday seeing sunny spells and thundery showers. Coastal parts of eastern Scotland and northeast England may also remain rather cloudy and misty. Temperatures still a little below average for most. The north will perhaps see the best of any settled weather, with the south most likely to see any longer spells of more persistent rain. It's likely to be breezy at times, especially around coastal areas in the south and west of the country. Temperatures will be near to or slightly below average, with the best of any warmer spells in the southeast, and with the formation of any overnight frosts becoming less likely.
Updated:
Confidence remains low for this period, although typical spring weather patterns are most probable, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers for most parts of the UK, especially at first. Conditions will probably become more settled late May and going into June, with an increasing likelihood of drier conditions for many. Overall, the driest and most settled conditions are most probable in the south, with the north generally more unsettled as longer spells of rain and strong winds arrive from the Atlantic at times. Temperatures likely to be around average.
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