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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 Overcast 94 12 1,035
Boulmer Overcast 80 S 1 15 1,036
Donna Nook Overcast 77 NNE 6 17 1,034
F3 12° 78 ENE 19 10 1,032 5 0.6
Kirkwall Airport Overcast 94 W 4 16 1,034
Lerwick (S. Screen) Light rain 97 W 9 1 1,032
Leuchars Overcast -1° -2° 90 W 4 7 1,035
Lossiemouth Clear night 86 S 2 18 1,035
Manston Overcast 84 NE 4 14 1,032
Sandettie 11° 85 ENE 17 5 1,032 5 0.6
Shoeburyness Overcast 88 NE 4 9 1,032
Weybourne Overcast 78 NNE 6 16 1,034
Wick John O Groats Airport Cloudy 96 NW 3 10 1,034

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 11° 14° 76 E 20 1,025 5 2.6
Gascogne
K1
K2
K7
M6 12° 66 SSE 10 1,033 7 1.99
Pap

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 88 NE 5 8 1,032
Channel 13° 90 NE 22 1,029
Culdrose Overcast 83 NE 7 19 1,030
E1 13° 84 NE 23 1,030
Greenwich Light Vessel 12° 78 5 1,030 5 0.8
Guernsey Light rain 87 E 7 8 1,029
Jersey Overcast 87 E 5 8 1,029
Jersey Buoy
L4
Mount Batten Overcast 79 NE 4 14 1,031
Needles Old Battery
Seven Stones 12° 80 E 23 10 1,030 7 1.3

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 Overcast 78 E 2 21 1,036
Belmullet Overcast -1° 75 SE 2 16 1,035
Campbeltown Airport Overcast 94 SE 2 26 1,036
Crosby Overcast 72 E 2 13 1,035
Islay Airport Overcast 84 NNW 1 30 1,036
K4 12° 72 SSW 13 1,034
K5 10° 11° 77 1,030
M2 12° 73 E 10 1,035 3 0.59
M3 12° 86 E 15 1,033 5 1.72
M4 12° 72 SSW 6 1,035 7 1.76
M5 12° 69 NE 10 1,033 4 0.94
Malin Head Overcast 82 S 2 18 1,036
Roches Point Overcast 77 N 4 26 1,034
Ronaldsway Overcast 75 NE 4 15 1,035
Skye/Lusa
South Uist Range Overcast 81 SW 3 40 1,035
St. Bees Head Overcast 85 SE 2 17 1,036
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Overcast 81 SW 2 30 1,035
Tiree Mist 81 N 2 25 1,036
Valentia Observatory Overcast 75 E 3 26 1,033
Valley Clear night 79 E 2 15 1,035

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