Papa Westray Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

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Heavy rain changing to overcast in the afternoon.
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    7 day forecast for Papa Westray Youth Hostel

    Today (20 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
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    40%
    20%
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    27
    E
    27
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    19
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    40
    40
    40
    39
    37
    33
    27
    22
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    11
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Tuesday (21 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
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    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
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    Temperature (°C)
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    11°
    11°
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    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    14
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wednesday (22 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    10°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    SW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    24
    28
    26
    30
    32
    32
    32
    29
    30
    33
    32
    30
    28
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
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    73%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    ESE
    18
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NE
    23
    NE
    24
    NE
    25
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    22
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    20
    22
    25
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    73%
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    73%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
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    74%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Friday (24 October 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    28
    NNE
    30
    NNE
    31
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    33
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    32
    NNE
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    31
    N
    31
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    33
    N
    34
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    35
    N
    34
    N
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    31
    32
    36
    33
    33
    34
    33
    35
    35
    35
    36
    39
    41
    40
    40
    40
    42
    42
    40
    40
    41
    43
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    75%
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    74%
    73%
    74%
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    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
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    72%
    72%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    33
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    33
    N
    32
    N
    31
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    29
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    37
    35
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    12:00
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    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    27
    NNW
    25
    NNW
    21
    NW
    21
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    21
    NW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    27
    22
    20
    21
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    71%
    76%
    81%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy with rain today.

    Today:

    Cloudy with rain today, this turning persistent across Shetland this afternoon. Rain turning lighter across Orkney this afternoon. Strong east or southeasterly winds across Shetland. Misty low cloud developing across Orkney. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A cloudy evening and night with further spells of rain across Shetland along with some misty low cloud at first. Orkney mainly dry with just the odd shower. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fair amount of cloud around along with some showery rain. Light south or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Some rain at first on Wednesday, then drier and clearer. A few showers on Thursday. Windy and cold with showers on Friday.

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