Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Kirkwall

    Today (15 June 2025)
    Time
    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 Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    70%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    20
    21
    21
    22
    21
    23
    23
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    27
    24
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    85%
    78%
    80%
    85%
    90%
    94%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV 2 3 3 4 4 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Monday (16 June 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    14
    W
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    19
    19
    21
    24
    24
    27
    28
    29
    30
    29
    29
    28
    25
    23
    20
    15
    14
    15
    16
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    88%
    85%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Tuesday (17 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    90%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    18
    WSW
    23
    W
    26
    W
    26
    W
    22
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    29
    39
    43
    42
    35
    31
    26
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    82%
    74%
    66%
    65%
    73%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wednesday (18 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    24
    23
    20
    17
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    79%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    89%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Thursday (19 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    21
    22
    19
    16
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    83%
    71%
    67%
    67%
    72%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Friday (20 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    12
    S
    15
    SSE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    15
    19
    20
    22
    20
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    84%
    75%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    WSW
    13
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    16
    19
    20
    18
    19
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    84%
    76%
    72%
    73%
    78%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 2 1 1

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mostly cloudy on Sunday with showers dying out later.

    Today:

    Cloudy with heavy showers clearing Orkney in the morning, some brief sunny intervals before cloud and light rain arrives. Shetland rather cloudy and showery until mid afternoon, briefly brighter, but misty, drizzly later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some early light showers and mist then clearing up for a time later this evening and tonight, then cloudy with some mist and drizzle later in night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Monday:

    A damp drizzly start with some mist then brightening up with some sunny intervals, mainly for Orkney in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwesterlies. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday windy with gales, some light rain, turning sunnier later. Wednesday and Thursday will be bright and dry with some sunny spells and lighter winds.

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