Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Friday (27 February 2026)
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| Temperature |
7.3° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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3.0° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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2.0° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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2.3° Celsius
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2.9° Celsius
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2.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WSW
12
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W
15
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W
15
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WNW
12
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W
14
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W
11
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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SW
10
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WSW
10
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WSW
11
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SW
11
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SW
12
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WSW
14
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| Wind gust | 16 knots | 26 knots | 22 knots | 19 knots | 25 knots | 14 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 12 knots | 12 knots | 15 knots | 17 knots |
| Visibility | 16 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 75% | 70% | 65% | 77% | 64% | 73% | 71% | 78% | 84% | 81% | 79% | 79% | 88% | 84% |
| Pressure | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 3.2° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | -0.0° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -1.4° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius |
Saturday (28 February 2026)
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| Temperature |
2.4° Celsius
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2.5° Celsius
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1.7° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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2.9° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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2.5° Celsius
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2.9° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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7.5° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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2.4° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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2.8° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SW
11
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SW
11
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SSW
9
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SSW
11
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SSW
11
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SSW
10
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SSW
8
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SSW
10
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SW
8
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SSW
8
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SW
8
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SSW
9
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SSW
8
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SSW
7
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S
9
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SSE
10
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S
8
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S
9
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S
10
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SSE
10
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S
9
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SSE
11
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SSE
11
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SSE
9
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| Wind gust | 13 knots | 14 knots | 11 knots | 13 knots | 14 knots | 13 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 12 knots | 11 knots | 14 knots | 13 knots | 11 knots |
| Visibility | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 29 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 87% | 85% | 88% | 85% | 84% | 87% | 87% | 85% | 83% | 78% | 72% | 71% | 66% | 62% | 62% | 67% | 69% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 80% | 84% | 89% | 91% |
| Pressure | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 0.5° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | 0.5° Celsius | 0.6° Celsius | 0.5° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 0.9° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 1.2° Celsius |
Sunday (1 March 2026)
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3.2° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSE
10
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SSE
10
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SSE
12
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SSE
12
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S
12
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S
11
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S
10
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SSE
12
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SSE
14
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SSE
17
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| Wind gust | 13 knots | 14 knots | 17 knots | 16 knots | 17 knots | 14 knots | 14 knots | 16 knots | 19 knots | 24 knots |
| Visibility | 21 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 89% | 89% | 87% | 85% | 86% | 89% | 88% | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| Pressure | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.6° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 1.3° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 2.1° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 2.9° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius |
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