Kirkwall Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

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    8 day forecast for Kirkwall Youth Hostel

    Today (22 April 2025)
    Time
    09:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    S
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    4
    SE
    4
    SE
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    68%
    67%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    86%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    UV 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (23 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    ESE
    3
    E
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    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
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    93%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    88%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (24 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    13
    16
    19
    22
    23
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    80%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Friday (25 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    14
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    32
    33
    30
    31
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    92%
    95%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Saturday (26 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    12
    13
    15
    16
    13
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    95%
    91%
    79%
    73%
    79%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Sunday (27 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    18
    22
    25
    23
    21
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    88%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    19
    18
    14
    10
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    75%
    68%
    75%
    82%
    92%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Tuesday (29 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    18
    21
    23
    21
    18
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    88%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with some rain, but Orkney brighter from late morning.

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy morning with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. Brighter conditions edge across Orkney from mid-morning with some sunny spells developing for the afternoon, but Shetland remains cloudy with further rain at times. Occasionally fresh southeasterly winds easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late sunny then clear spells across Orkney, but cloud and occasional light rain or drizzle across Shetland will edge back into Orkney towards dawn. Mainly light winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Mostly cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle slowly dying out, some brighter spells across the far north of Shetland and southwest of Orkney in the afternoon. Freshening easterly breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry but cloudy start Thursday but becoming brighter. Dry with sunny spells Friday but strengthening southeasterly breeze. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with rain at times, winds turning southerly and easing.

    Updated:

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