Coast and sea
Marine observations - Lerwick (S. Screen)
- Location 60.139, -1.183
- Altitude 82 m above mean sea level
Thursday (12 March 2026)
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4.5° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSW
30
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SSW
33
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| Wind gust | 39 knots | 40 knots |
| Visibility | 15 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 79% | 76% |
| Pressure | 975 hectopascals | 975 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.2° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius |
Friday (13 March 2026)
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4.3° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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3.5° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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6.7° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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3.8° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSW
30
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SW
28
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SSW
27
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SW
26
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SSW
24
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SSW
22
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SSW
21
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SSW
21
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SW
23
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25
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WSW
22
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26
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WSW
24
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WSW
22
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SW
25
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SW
25
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SW
23
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SW
27
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SW
23
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WSW
23
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WSW
25
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WSW
16
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WSW
17
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24
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| Wind gust | 38 knots | 35 knots | 33 knots | 32 knots | 32 knots | 27 knots | 28 knots | 26 knots | 28 knots | 31 knots | 28 knots | 32 knots | 31 knots | 33 knots | 34 knots | 38 knots | 32 knots | 34 knots | 30 knots | 31 knots | 30 knots | 21 knots | 26 knots | 35 knots |
| Visibility | 13 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 74% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 80% | 89% | 89% | 79% | 73% | 74% | 71% | 73% | 76% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 88% | 92% | 90% | 87% | 85% |
| Pressure | 975 hectopascals | 975 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 973 hectopascals | 973 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 975 hectopascals | 976 hectopascals | 977 hectopascals | 977 hectopascals | 977 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 979 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 981 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 0.5° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 0.6° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius |
Saturday (14 March 2026)
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4.0° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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3.4° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
W
26
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17
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22
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15
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22
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18
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19
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WSW
17
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WSW
25
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SW
14
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WSW
20
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19
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WSW
23
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WSW
19
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WSW
18
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WSW
18
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WSW
19
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WSW
17
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WSW
14
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WSW
17
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WSW
15
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SW
14
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| Wind gust | 34 knots | 24 knots | 33 knots | 19 knots | 29 knots | 25 knots | 25 knots | 22 knots | 32 knots | 18 knots | 26 knots | 25 knots | 30 knots | 25 knots | 23 knots | 25 knots | 24 knots | 22 knots | 19 knots | 21 knots | 19 knots | 17 knots |
| Visibility | 4 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 28 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 84% | 88% | 74% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 73% | 70% | 76% | 72% | 73% | 77% | 73% | 81% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 81% |
| Pressure | 984 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 987 hectopascals | 988 hectopascals | 989 hectopascals | 990 hectopascals | 991 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.7° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 1.0° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 1.2° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.1° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.9° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 0.9° Celsius |
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