Stromness (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Stromness

    Today (15 January 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    22
    WSW
    24
    SW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    38
    37
    36
    33
    32
    31
    31
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Thursday (16 January 2025)
    Time
    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
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    SW
    14
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    28
    27
    25
    24
    23
    25
    24
    27
    26
    27
    26
    26
    25
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    28
    29
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Friday (17 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    14
    SSW
    23
    SW
    27
    SW
    24
    SW
    20
    SW
    16
    S
    14
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    40
    40
    36
    31
    27
    27
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Saturday (18 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    25
    22
    22
    20
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Sunday (19 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    22
    25
    24
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Monday (20 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    28
    26
    26
    27
    25
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Tuesday (21 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WNW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    25
    26
    24
    24
    24
    25
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mild, windy and cloudy. Some rain, especially over Shetland.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be mostly cloudy and mainly dry, just the little light rain at times over Shetland. Another mild night with fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    A mainly dry and rather cloudy day. Still the odd patch of light rain over Shetland while Orkney will see clouds breaking to give some bright spells. Mild and breezy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Very little change taking place. Staying mild and rather cloudy with rain at times. Strong southwesterly winds, easing down over the weekend.

    Updated:

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