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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Sunday (26 March 2023)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light snow Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Clear night Overcast
Temperature
4.7°
2.4°
2.7°
1.0°
1.9°
2.5°
2.3°
2.2°
1.9°
1.2°
Wind Direction and speed
NNW 17
N 19
NW 14
NNW 17
NNW 10
NW 14
N 18
NNW 18
NNW 14
NNW 18
Wind gust 24 25 25 24 25 22 24 24 23 26
Visibility 26 26 35 < 1 21 26 21 21 24 21
Humidity 59% 82% 74% 86% 87% 59% 72% 76% 70% 87%
Pressure 1,016 1,017 1,018 1,018 1,018 1,019 1,019 1,020 1,020 1,021
Dew point temperature -2.5° -0.4° -1.4° -1.0° 0.0° -4.7° -2.1° -1.5° -3.0° -0.7°

Monday (27 March 2023)

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
Weather
Weather Symbol Clear night Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Cloudy Clear night Overcast Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
Temperature
-1.0°
1.2°
0.4°
0.9°
0.7°
0.8°
0.6°
1.0°
1.6°
3.5°
4.5°
5.2°
5.8°
6.8°
Wind Direction and speed
W 5
NW 15
W 7
N 10
NW 7
NW 6
WNW 10
W 9
WSW 5
WNW 6
WNW 6
W 6
WSW 10
SW 11
Wind gust 24 21 18 24 13 21 16 15 12 10 9 11 17 17
Visibility 21 26 21 26 24 18 21 16 21 21 26 29 26 29
Humidity 89% 83% 81% 78% 78% 88% 78% 88% 87% 67% 52% 55% 47% 47%
Pressure 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,022 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,023 1,022
Dew point temperature -2.3° -1.4° -2.2° -2.1° -2.3° -0.9° -2.4° -0.8° -0.3° -1.9° -4.3° -3.0° -4.5° -3.5°

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