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Wednesday

White Cloud

 15°C 59°F 9°C 48°F Southerly
18km/h 11mph
Thursday

White Cloud

 14°C 57°F 10°C 50°F South South Easterly
23km/h 14mph
Friday

Light Rain

 14°C 57°F 9°C 48°F Southerly
19km/h 12mph
Saturday

Light Rain

 14°C 57°F 9°C 48°F East South Easterly
23km/h 14mph
Sunday

Light Rain

 14°C 57°F 9°C 48°F North North Easterly
24km/h 15mph

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Weather forecast details for Wednesday 19 June. Each column contains hourly forecast details for weather conditions, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, visibility and pressure.
Time 0700 hours1000 hours1300 hours1600 hours1900 hours2200 hours0100 hours
Thu		0400 hours
Weather Conditions Sunny Intervals Sunny White Cloud White Cloud Light Rain Sunny Intervals Clear Sky Partly Cloudy
Temperature (°C/°F) 11°C 52°F 13°C 55°F 14°C 57°F 14°C 57°F 13°C 55°F 11°C 52°F 10°C 50°F 9°C 48°F
Wind Speed (mph/km/h) 13km/h 8mph South Westerly 18km/h 11mph South Westerly 18km/h 11mph Southerly 13km/h 8mph South Westerly 16km/h 10mph South South Westerly 13km/h 8mph South Westerly 16km/h 10mph South Westerly 14km/h 9mph South South Westerly
Wind Direction SW SW S SW SSW SW SW SSW
Humidity 90% 72% 72% 74% 79% 86% 88% 88%
Visibility (E = Excellent, VG = Very Good, G = Good, M = Moderate, P = Poor, VP = Very Poor) VG VG VG G VG VG VG VG
Pressure (Millibars) 1013 1013 1012 1012 1012 1013 1013 1013

Orkney and Shetland

Forecast Summary

  • Today

    A dry and bright start to the day with some pleasant sunshine. Becoming a little cloudier in the afternoon with a few showers these mainly affecting Westray, the Fair Isle and Shetland. Light winds.

  • Tonight

    Showers dying away during the evening and the cloud breaking up again with some clear spells developing. Becoming a little cloudier again over the west of Orkney.

Environmental Summary

UV: 3

UK Range: 1-7

Pollution: Low

UK Range: Low to Very High

Pollen: Low

UK Range: Low to Very High

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Observations

Observed at 04:00, Wednesday 19 June

White Cloud

9°C 48°F

18km/h 11mph South Westerly

Humidity: 91%

Visibility: Very Good

Pressure: 1013mb, Falling

Observation station: Kirkwall

(Lat: 58.95 | Lon: -2.9)

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