Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Kirkwall

    Today (1 July 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    9
    WNW
    7
    NW
    6
    N
    5
    NE
    5
    ESE
    4
    SSW
    4
    SW
    4
    SSW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    7
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    57%
    59%
    64%
    67%
    69%
    73%
    76%
    84%
    86%
    UV 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wednesday (2 July 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    4
    SW
    4
    WSW
    4
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    14
    14
    14
    15
    17
    16
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    73%
    68%
    65%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    73%
    76%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    18
    23
    26
    26
    22
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    81%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    87%
    90%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    22
    24
    27
    21
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    10
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    15
    17
    18
    16
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    91%
    88%
    91%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    9
    NW
    11
    NNW
    12
    N
    12
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    13
    16
    18
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    92%
    85%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NW
    13
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    20
    22
    21
    20
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    86%
    78%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with some sunshine and light winds today.

    Today:

    Dry for most parts with plenty of sunshine. The odd light shower may affect Orkney in the afternoon. Light or moderate west or southwest winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    A bright evening then largely dry with clear spells overnight. Cloudier at times over Orkney with a few light showers. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A mixture of sunny spells and a few showers, some of these could be on the heavy side. Light west or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Bright with occasional showers on Thursday then windy with outbreaks of rain on Friday. Misty with some showery rain or drizzle on Saturday.

    Updated:

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