Papa Westray Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Papa Westray Airfield

    Today (18 October 2025)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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
    10%
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    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
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    10%
    <5%
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    Temperature
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Sunday (19 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 Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    24
    SE
    25
    SE
    27
    SE
    28
    SE
    29
    SE
    30
    SE
    31
    SE
    33
    SE
    34
    SE
    35
    SE
    36
    ESE
    36
    ESE
    36
    ESE
    34
    SE
    32
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    32
    35
    36
    38
    39
    40
    41
    42
    43
    44
    42
    43
    42
    41
    39
    39
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Monday (20 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
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    10°
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    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    30
    SE
    29
    SE
    27
    SE
    25
    SE
    23
    SE
    21
    SE
    19
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    35
    33
    26
    25
    23
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    93%
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    94%
    96%
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    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Tuesday (21 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    N
    12
    NW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NNW
    21
    NW
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    NW
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    NW
    25
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    28
    NW
    29
    NW
    28
    NW
    28
    NW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    14
    16
    18
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wednesday (22 October 2025)
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    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Cloudy Light shower day Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
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    10°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    27
    NW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    NW
    23
    NNW
    22
    NW
    21
    NNW
    21
    N
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    NE
    24
    NE
    24
    NE
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    29
    26
    28
    26
    28
    25
    26
    27
    25
    23
    23
    21
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    26
    26
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
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    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
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    73%
    72%
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    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    26
    NE
    28
    NNE
    31
    NE
    33
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    35
    NNE
    37
    NNE
    37
    NNE
    39
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    32
    34
    36
    38
    36
    41
    40
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Friday (24 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    10:00
    13:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Drizzle Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    39
    N
    37
    N
    36
    N
    35
    N
    35
    N
    37
    NNW
    36
    NNW
    37
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    41
    40
    38
    39
    40
    36
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    70%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    75%
    74%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Chance of showers across Shetland on Saturday, otherwise dry.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be a mainly dry evening and night with variable amounts of cloud. Chance of one or two light showers across Shetland. Light southerly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Saturday:

    Orkney will be dry with some bright or sunny intervals. Shetland will be cloudy at times with the chance of a few light showers, these mainly in the morning. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Wind and rain will spread northeast on Sunday afternoon and evening, lingering across Shetland into Monday. Otherwise rather cloudy with the chance of showers.

    Updated:

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