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East and North Coasts

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Aberdeen Airport Sunny day 14 8 66 S 13 40 995
Boulmer Overcast 13 8 72 SSW 15 998
Donna Nook Overcast 15 8 63 SSW 22 24 1,003
F3 10 9 8 94 SSW 24 5 1,010 5 0.4
Kirkwall Airport Sunny day 14 9 73 SSW 7 32 994
Lerwick (S. Screen) Fog 8 7 99 S 12 < 1 994
Leuchars Drizzle 13 9 80 SW 9 40 997
Lossiemouth Sunny day 12 7 68 NW 9 29 994
Manston Overcast 12 10 85 SW 15 18 1,009
Sandettie 10 9 8 93 SSW 25 5 1,011 5 0.4
Shoeburyness Overcast 13 9 78 SW 14 14 1,009
Weybourne Overcast 14 9 68 SSW 17 32 1,005
Wick John O Groats Airport Overcast 11 8 78 S 9 12 994

Offshore

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Brittany 13 10 12 86 SSW 21 1,011
Gascogne
K1
K2 13 12 12 96 SW 31 991
K7 9 8 96 S 12 991
M6
Pap 13
SW 32 993

South Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Bournemouth Airport Overcast 12 9 79 WSW 14 10 1,010
Channel 11 9 10 88 WSW 18 1,011
Culdrose Overcast 11 10 91 S 13 7 1,009
E1
Greenwich Light Vessel 11 9 9 92 5 1,012 6 0.8
Guernsey Cloudy 12 10 86 WSW 15 10 1,013
Jersey Overcast 13 9 76 SW 11 13 1,013
Jersey Buoy
L4
Mount Batten Overcast 13 10 83 SW 14 9 1,010
Needles Old Battery
SSW 30
Seven Stones 11 9 10 89 SSW 24 5 1,008 7 2.2

West Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Belfast International Airport Sunny intervals 12 8 73 SSW 13 26 997
Belmullet Light rain 10 9 94 S 23 4 991
Campbeltown Airport Overcast 12 8 76 S 10 40 996
Crosby 11 8 79 SW 19 1,003
Islay Airport Overcast 13 8 73 SSW 12 32 996
K4 10
W 13 986
K5 9 8 9 89 S 17 986
M2 10 9 86 SSW 16 1,000 5 1
M3 12 11 93 SSW 25 996 6 3.4
M4 10 11 94 SSE 25 990 5 2.4
M5 11 10 88 SSW 21 1,003 6 2.5
Malin Head Cloudy 12 7 75 S 16 24 995
Roches Point Light rain 10 9 97 S 25 1 1,000
Ronaldsway Overcast 11 9 89 SSW 13 1,000
Skye/Lusa
South Uist Range Overcast 11 9 88 SSW 19 15 992
St. Bees Head Overcast 9 9 100 SSW 15 5 1,001
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Overcast 11 8 84 SSW 17 21 993
Tiree Overcast 11 9 91 SSW 15 13 995
Valentia Observatory Heavy rain 11 10 96 S 23 1 995
Valley Overcast 11 9 87 SSW 22 5 1,002

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