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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Thursday (23 April 2026)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Overcast Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
9.3° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
7.4° Celsius
4.8° Celsius
5.4° Celsius
5.2° Celsius
4.6° Celsius
3.7° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SE 10
SE 10
SE 8
SSE 5
SSE 7
SSE 5
SE 5
SE 6
Wind gust 14 knots 12 knots 10 knots 6 knots 9 knots 8 knots 6 knots 7 knots
Visibility 40 nautical miles 38 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 8 nautical miles
Humidity 76% 82% 87% 92% 97% 96% 98% 97%
Pressure 1,032 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 5.3° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 3.6° Celsius 4.9° Celsius 4.7° Celsius 4.3° Celsius 3.3° Celsius

Friday (24 April 2026)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Clear night Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
3.9° Celsius
4.2° Celsius
3.4° Celsius
3.5° Celsius
4.6° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
10.6° Celsius
10.2° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
8.7° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
7.4° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
6.9° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSE 5
SSE 5
SE 5
SSE 6
SSE 5
SSE 5
SSE 3
E 4
SE 5
ESE 4
S 4
ESE 4
E 6
E 5
NNE 8
NNE 6
NNE 5
NNE 6
N 6
N 9
NNW 6
WNW 4
NNW 8
NNW 10
Wind gust 6 knots 6 knots 6 knots 6 knots 6 knots 6 knots 6 knots 7 knots 8 knots 8 knots 6 knots 7 knots 10 knots 10 knots 10 knots 8 knots 6 knots 8 knots 8 knots 12 knots 8 knots 5 knots 11 knots 13 knots
Visibility 5 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 37 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 32 nautical miles 36 nautical miles 31 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 37 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 37 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 40 nautical miles
Humidity 98% 98% 97% 99% 99% 99% 93% 88% 81% 79% 72% 70% 73% 72% 72% 73% 77% 78% 78% 77% 80% 85% 73% 76%
Pressure 1,030 hectopascals 1,029 hectopascals 1,029 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,027 hectopascals 1,027 hectopascals 1,027 hectopascals 1,026 hectopascals 1,026 hectopascals 1,026 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.6° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 5.7° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 6.0° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 4.8° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 4.7° Celsius 4.3° Celsius 3.7° Celsius 4.3° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 3.4° Celsius 3.8° Celsius

Saturday (25 April 2026)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals
Temperature
7.0° Celsius
5.9° Celsius
6.4° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
7.3° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
7.3° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
8.5° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.7° Celsius
9.1° Celsius
8.7° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
W 5
WSW 7
WSW 7
WNW 10
N 13
N 14
N 14
N 16
N 11
N 10
NNE 12
NNE 10
NNE 12
NNE 12
NE 12
NNE 10
Wind gust 7 knots 8 knots 9 knots 13 knots 16 knots 18 knots 18 knots 19 knots 14 knots 13 knots 15 knots 15 knots 17 knots 14 knots 14 knots 14 knots
Visibility 40 nautical miles 39 nautical miles 34 nautical miles 31 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 30 nautical miles 40 nautical miles 34 nautical miles 31 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 26 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 24 nautical miles
Humidity 78% 85% 88% 84% 82% 84% 78% 75% 72% 74% 70% 62% 64% 60% 56% 53%
Pressure 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.5° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 4.8° Celsius 3.6° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 2.8° Celsius 3.8° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 1.6° Celsius 2.3° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 0.3° Celsius -0.8° Celsius

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