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East and North Coasts

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Aberdeen Airport Overcast Celsius Celsius No data; 87 percent S 4 knots 20 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Boulmer Mist Celsius Celsius No data; 95 percent SW 2 knots 6 Nautical miles 1,021 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Donna Nook Mist Celsius Celsius No data; 89 percent S 3 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,024 Hectopascals No data; No data;
F3 No data; 11° Celsius Celsius 11° Celsius 92 percent NNW 11 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals 6 seconds 0.4 metres
Kirkwall Airport Overcast 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 92 percent S 9 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lerwick (S. Screen) Light rain Celsius Celsius No data; 98 percent S 8 knots 1 Nautical miles 1,015 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Leuchars Overcast 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 79 percent SSW 5 knots 23 Nautical miles 1,019 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lossiemouth Cloudy 13° Celsius Celsius No data; 72 percent SW 7 knots 37 Nautical miles 1,015 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Manston Fog Celsius Celsius No data; 98 percent N 2 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Sandettie No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius 11° Celsius 92 percent NNW 12 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals 5 seconds 0.4 metres
Shoeburyness Fog Celsius Celsius No data; 99 percent WNW 3 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,026 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Weybourne Sunny day Celsius Celsius No data; 98 percent SSW 1 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Wick John O Groats Airport Cloudy 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 87 percent S 7 knots 8 Nautical miles 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;

Offshore

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Brittany No data; 13° Celsius 11° Celsius 14° Celsius 87 percent SSW 7 knots No data; 1,026 Hectopascals 8 seconds 2.3 metres
Gascogne No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
K1 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
K2 No data; 13° Celsius 12° Celsius 13° Celsius 93 percent SSW 22 knots No data; 1,017 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K7 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
M6 No data; 11° Celsius 11° Celsius 12° Celsius 97 percent E 6 knots No data; 1,009 Hectopascals 6 seconds 2.34 metres
Pap No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;

South Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Bournemouth Airport Fog Celsius Celsius No data; 97 percent WNW 1 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Channel No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius 11° Celsius 95 percent NW 2 knots 1 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Culdrose Fog Celsius Celsius No data; 100 percent E 3 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,026 Hectopascals No data; No data;
E1 No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius 12° Celsius 90 percent NNW 2 knots No data; 1,026 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Greenwich Light Vessel No data; 11° Celsius Celsius 10° Celsius 86 percent No data; 2 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals 7 seconds 0.4 metres
Guernsey No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
Jersey Mist Celsius Celsius No data; 97 percent NNE 3 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Jersey Buoy No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
L4 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
Mount Batten Fog Celsius Celsius No data; 97 percent E 2 knots 1 Nautical miles 1,026 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Needles Old Battery No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
Seven Stones No data; 12° Celsius 10° Celsius 12° Celsius 89 percent SSW 9 knots 10 Nautical miles 1,025 Hectopascals 10 seconds 1.9 metres

West Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Belfast International Airport Overcast 12° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 88 percent S 6 knots 21 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Belmullet Light rain 13° Celsius 12° Celsius No data; 96 percent SSW 11 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,015 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Campbeltown Airport Light rain 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 96 percent SE 5 knots 7 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Crosby Sunny day 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 87 percent SSE 4 knots 9 Nautical miles 1,024 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Islay Airport Overcast 11° Celsius Celsius No data; 91 percent SSE 5 knots 18 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K4 No data; 10° Celsius 10° Celsius 11° Celsius 97 percent ESE 6 knots No data; 1,010 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K5 No data; 10° Celsius Celsius 11° Celsius 88 percent No data; No data; 1,007 Hectopascals No data; No data;
M2 No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius 10° Celsius 95 percent S 19 knots No data; 1,021 Hectopascals 4 seconds 1.29 metres
M3 No data; 13° Celsius 12° Celsius 12° Celsius 94 percent SSW 18 knots No data; 1,020 Hectopascals 6 seconds 2.73 metres
M4 No data; 12° Celsius 11° Celsius 11° Celsius 94 percent S 21 knots No data; 1,013 Hectopascals 7 seconds 3.28 metres
M5 No data; 12° Celsius 11° Celsius 11° Celsius 93 percent SSW 12 knots No data; 1,023 Hectopascals 5 seconds 1.48 metres
Malin Head Sunny intervals 12° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 87 percent S 6 knots 21 Nautical miles 1,016 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Roches Point Mist 12° Celsius 11° Celsius No data; 96 percent SSW 7 knots 4 Nautical miles 1,022 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Ronaldsway Overcast 10° Celsius Celsius No data; 93 percent S 8 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,021 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Skye/Lusa No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
South Uist Range No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
St. Bees Head Overcast Celsius Celsius No data; 99 percent S 8 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,022 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Overcast 11° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 93 percent SSW 12 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Tiree Overcast 11° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 98 percent SSW 7 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,015 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valentia Observatory Mist 13° Celsius 12° Celsius No data; 95 percent S 6 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,019 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valley Overcast 11° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 92 percent S 9 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,023 Hectopascals No data; No data;

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