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Heatwave to give way to fresher, more changeable conditions
The widespread heatwave will gradually reduce in intensity in the coming days, with a transition to more unsettled and cooler weather by the weekend for many.
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Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Cloudy changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.
Sunrise:
Sunset:
Next high tide: for
West Voe Sands (Beach)
7 day forecast for Sumburgh Roost
Today (30 May 2026)
| Time |
11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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| Weather symbols |  |
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| Chance of precipitation |
20%
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10%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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30%
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50%
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70%
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80%
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≥95%
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≥95%
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| Temperature |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Wind direction and speed |
W
15
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W
14
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W
13
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W
11
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WSW
9
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WSW
7
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SW
6
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SSW
7
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SSW
8
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S
9
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S
10
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S
10
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SSE
10
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| Wind gust (mph) |
20
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18
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17
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15
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11
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9
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9
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11
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12
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14
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14
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15
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15
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| Visibility |
VP
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P
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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M
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| Humidity |
98%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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96%
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| UV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Sunday (31 May 2026)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
90%
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≥95%
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≥95%
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90%
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90%
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80%
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90%
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80%
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70%
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60%
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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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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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30%
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| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
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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8°
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8°
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9°
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9°
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9°
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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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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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9°
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9°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSE
10
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SE
11
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SE
12
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SSE
11
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SSE
10
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SSE
9
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SSE
8
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S
7
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S
7
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S
6
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SSW
6
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SW
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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WNW
7
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W
7
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W
7
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W
7
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| Wind gust (mph) |
15
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16
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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16
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15
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13
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12
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12
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11
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10
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10
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10
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11
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11
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12
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12
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11
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11
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12
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12
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| Visibility (description) |
M
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M
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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VP
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VP
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P
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P
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VP
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VP
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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| Humidity |
96%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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98%
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98%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Monday (1 June 2026)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols |  |
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| Chance of precipitation |
30%
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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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10%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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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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10%
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10%
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| Temperature (°C) |
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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10°
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10°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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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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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
9°
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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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9°
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9°
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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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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
W
8
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W
8
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WNW
8
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W
8
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W
8
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W
8
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W
8
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W
7
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W
7
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WSW
7
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SW
6
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SW
6
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SW
7
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SSW
7
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SSW
6
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SSW
6
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S
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SSE
9
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SSE
10
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SE
11
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SE
11
|
SE
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
12
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14
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13
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13
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13
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12
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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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10
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10
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10
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10
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11
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10
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11
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12
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14
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15
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16
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16
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17
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| Visibility (description) |
VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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P
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P
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VP
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VP
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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VP
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P
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P
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M
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M
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M
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M
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P
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P
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P
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| Humidity |
98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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96%
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96%
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96%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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96%
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96%
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| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (2 June 2026)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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| Weather symbols | |
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| Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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20%
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20%
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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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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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50%
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50%
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40%
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30%
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30%
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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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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
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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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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8°
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8°
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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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9°
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9°
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9°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SE
12
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ESE
13
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ESE
13
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ESE
15
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ESE
15
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
18
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ESE
18
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ESE
18
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ESE
17
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
15
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ESE
15
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ESE
15
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ESE
14
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SE
14
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SE
13
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SE
12
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| Wind gust (mph) |
18
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19
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20
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21
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21
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23
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23
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23
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24
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25
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25
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26
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25
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23
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22
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22
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21
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21
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21
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19
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19
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18
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17
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17
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| Visibility (description) |
M
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M
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M
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M
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P
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P
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P
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VP
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VP
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P
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P
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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VP
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| Humidity |
95%
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95%
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95%
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96%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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95%
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96%
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96%
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97%
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97%
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98%
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98%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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100%
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| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (3 June 2026)
| Time |
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03:00
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04:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
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13:00
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14:00
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15:00
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16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
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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20%
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20%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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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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30%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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50%
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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
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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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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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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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SE
12
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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S
11
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S
11
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S
11
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S
11
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S
12
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S
12
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S
12
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S
12
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SSE
13
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SSE
14
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SSE
15
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SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
19
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SSE
20
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SSE
21
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SSE
22
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SE
22
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SE
22
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| Wind gust (mph) |
18
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18
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18
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18
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17
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16
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16
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17
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18
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18
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19
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20
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22
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23
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23
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25
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24
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27
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28
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30
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31
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31
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31
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31
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| Visibility (description) |
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| Humidity |
100%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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99%
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98%
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98%
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98%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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97%
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96%
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95%
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94%
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94%
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94%
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94%
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94%
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| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
Thursday (4 June 2026)
| Time |
00:00
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01:00
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04:00
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07:00
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10:00
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13:00
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16:00
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19:00
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22:00
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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40%
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50%
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40%
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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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| Temperature (°C) |
11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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11°
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12°
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12°
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12°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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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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8°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SE
21
|
SE
21
|
SSE
19
|
SSE
19
|
S
20
|
S
20
|
S
19
|
S
18
|
S
17
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
29
|
30
|
28
|
29
|
29
|
28
|
27
|
25
|
24
|
| Visibility (description) |
P
|
VP
|
VP
|
P
|
P
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
| Humidity |
95%
|
95%
|
96%
|
96%
|
95%
|
93%
|
92%
|
91%
|
89%
|
| UV | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Friday (5 June 2026)
| Time |
01:00
|
04:00
|
07:00
|
10:00
|
13:00
|
16:00
|
19:00
|
22:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
20%
|
30%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
9°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SSW
17
|
SSW
16
|
SSW
16
|
SSW
16
|
S
16
|
S
17
|
S
17
|
S
16
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
24
|
24
|
23
|
23
|
25
|
26
|
25
|
23
|
| Visibility (description) |
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
| Humidity |
88%
|
87%
|
90%
|
88%
|
87%
|
86%
|
86%
|
87%
|
| UV | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry but low cloud, haar at first. Rain arrives later.
Today:
Early cloud, haar and a spot of drizzle across Shetland in the morning. Cloudy soon clearing for Orkney, then a bright morning with some sunny spells. Then cloud and outbreaks of rain spread northeast through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.
Tonight:
It will stay cloudy through the evening and overnight with further outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times and perhaps quite persistent for Orkney later. Some haar patches around. Minimum temperature 10 °C.
Sunday:
Largely cloudy throughout the day with some haar and outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy and perhaps quite persistent for a time in the morning. Becoming generally drier and brighter later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Mostly dry on Monday with some bright spells between areas of low cloud. Cloudy on Tuesday and Wednesday with occasional rain. Mainly light winds. Areas of haar at times.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
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