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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Sunset:

Saturday (23 September 2023)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
8.2°
8.5°
8.1°
8.4°
7.6°
8.0°
8.6°
8.1°
8.8°
9.5°
10.2°
10.5°
11.5°
11.2°
12.0°
12.4°
11.4°
11.2°
6.6°
7.0°
6.2°
8.9°
9.8°
10.7°
Wind Direction and speed
WNW 11
WNW 11
WNW 8
WNW 7
W 9
W 7
WNW 9
W 5
W 6
W 9
WNW 7
WNW 6
WNW 8
WNW 6
W 8
W 6
W 5
N 2
SE 4
SE 7
SE 8
SE 9
SE 14
SSE 15
Wind gust 20 18 19 13 14 12 14 14 9 13 13 13 12 14 13 12 10 6 5 7 9 13 19 22
Visibility 16 21 21 16 21 18 15 15 14 15 16 16 18 18 26 26 21 21 21 26 21 16 16 18
Humidity 90% 89% 87% 84% 76% 77% 69% 76% 74% 70% 68% 61% 67% 62% 51% 53% 52% 52% 77% 79% 83% 83% 77% 80%
Pressure 1,005 1,005 1,006 1,006 1,007 1,007 1,008 1,009 1,009 1,010 1,010 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,011 1,010
Dew point temperature 6.6° 6.7° 6.0° 5.8° 3.7° 4.3° 3.2° 4.1° 4.5° 4.3° 4.6° 3.3° 5.6° 4.3° 2.3° 3.2° 2.1° 1.9° 2.8° 3.6° 3.6° 6.1° 6.0° 7.4°

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