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Unsettled weather to continue
The weekend will continue unsettled across the UK, with further, potentially impactful, wet and windy conditions expected into next week.
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Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
7 day forecast for Birsay Bay
| Time | 11pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
9°
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| Chance of precipitation |
60%
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| Wind speed and direction |
13mph
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| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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70%
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70%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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40%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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90%
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90%
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| Wind speed and direction |
12mph
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11mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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9mph
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9mph
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9mph
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9mph
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10mph
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11mph
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12mph
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12mph
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12mph
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12mph
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11mph
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11mph
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11mph
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10mph
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10mph
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| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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7°
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| Chance of precipitation |
90%
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90%
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80%
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80%
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70%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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| Wind speed and direction |
9mph
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8mph
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8mph
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9mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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10mph
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9mph
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9mph
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10mph
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10mph
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11mph
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12mph
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12mph
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12mph
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12mph
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12mph
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11mph
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10mph
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10mph
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9mph
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9mph
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9mph
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| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
7°
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7°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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60%
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70%
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70%
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80%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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| Wind speed and direction |
8mph
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8mph
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8mph
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9mph
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9mph
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10mph
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12mph
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14mph
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15mph
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18mph
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20mph
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22mph
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25mph
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27mph
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27mph
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26mph
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25mph
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24mph
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24mph
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25mph
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25mph
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25mph
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26mph
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28mph
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| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
10°
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10°
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11°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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80%
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80%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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| Wind speed and direction |
30mph
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31mph
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32mph
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32mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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33mph
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34mph
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33mph
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33mph
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35mph
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36mph
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36mph
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35mph
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35mph
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33mph
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31mph
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29mph
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27mph
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| Time | 12am | 3am | 6am | 9am | 12pm | 3pm | 6pm | 9pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Chance of precipitation |
40%
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30%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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| Wind speed and direction |
25mph
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21mph
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19mph
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16mph
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15mph
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15mph
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15mph
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15mph
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| Time | 12am | 3am | 6am | 9am | 12pm | 3pm | 6pm | 9pm |
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| Weather symbols and temperature |
8°
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8°
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7°
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7°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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20%
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20%
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20%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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| Wind speed and direction |
15mph
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14mph
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15mph
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15mph
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16mph
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16mph
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15mph
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15mph
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Tides
low tide
3:54am
0.8 metres
high tide
9:53am
3.3 metres
low tide
4:26pm
0.5 metres
high tide
10:26pm
3.2 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
Daily level
Low
Today
Time and weather
| Time | 11pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
low tide
4:44am
0.9 metres
high tide
10:41am
3.3 metres
low tide
5:22pm
0.5 metres
high tide
11:22pm
3.1 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
Daily level
Low
Sunday
Time and weather
| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
low tide
5:33am
1.1 metres
high tide
11:33am
3.2 metres
low tide
6:15pm
0.6 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
Daily level
Low
Monday
Time and weather
| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
high tide
12:19am
2.9 metres
low tide
6:18am
1.2 metres
high tide
12:26pm
3.1 metres
low tide
7:09pm
0.7 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
Daily level
Low
Tuesday
Time and weather
| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
high tide
1:19am
2.7 metres
low tide
7:05am
1.4 metres
high tide
1:23pm
3.0 metres
low tide
8:05pm
0.9 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
Daily level
Low
Wednesday
Time and weather
| Time | 12am | 1am | 2am | 3am | 4am | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
high tide
2:21am
2.6 metres
low tide
7:58am
1.5 metres
high tide
2:25pm
2.8 metres
low tide
9:04pm
1.0 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
No air pollution data
Thursday
Time and weather
| Time | 12am | 3am | 6am | 9am | 12pm | 3pm | 6pm | 9pm |
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Wind
Temperature
Sea
Waves
Humidity
Rain and snow
UV
Visibility
Tides
high tide
3:23am
2.4 metres
low tide
8:58am
1.6 metres
high tide
3:31pm
2.7 metres
low tide
10:06pm
1.1 metres
Sunrise and sunset
Air pollution
No air pollution data
Friday
Time and weather
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UV
Visibility
Beach safety tips
In an emergency call 999 and ask for the coastguard.
Beach safety
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Check if a beach is patrolled by RNLI lifeguards
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More beach safety tips
Water safety from the RNLI
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What to do if caught in a rip current
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Float to live if you’re struggling in water
UK video forecast
WARNING
Flood warnings in force for Scotland
Flood warnings in force for Scotland
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Patchy rain or showers. Driest across Orkney.
This Evening and Tonight:
Outbreaks of showery rain will linger over Shetland through the night. Some showers also over Orkney, most frequent this evening and to start the night, then turning drier in the early hours. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Sunday:
A dry day with bright spells for Orkney. Cloudier across Shetland with patchy rain or showers. Heavy rain spreads across Orkney by late evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times clear during Monday. Strong winds and further outbreaks of rain at times Tuesday and Wednesday. Turning dry later Wednesday.
Updated: