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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Tuesday (16 December 2025)

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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Cloudy Cloudy Clear night Clear night
Temperature
5.3° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
5.0° Celsius
5.1° Celsius
5.2° Celsius
6.3° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
7.1° Celsius
6.2° Celsius
6.0° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
4.8° Celsius
5.6° Celsius
6.0° Celsius
6.1° Celsius
5.6° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
5.2° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 12
SW 14
SW 13
SW 15
SSW 12
SSW 14
SSW 13
SSW 13
SSW 12
SSW 11
SSW 13
SSW 11
S 9
SSW 13
SSW 16
SSW 17
SSW 15
SSW 16
S 14
Wind gust 17 knots 19 knots 16 knots 19 knots 16 knots 17 knots 17 knots 17 knots 17 knots 16 knots 17 knots 16 knots 13 knots 19 knots 22 knots 23 knots 20 knots 21 knots 19 knots
Visibility 25 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 23 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 30 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 23 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 30 nautical miles
Humidity 88% 86% 88% 86% 87% 83% 82% 78% 81% 81% 81% 82% 88% 82% 82% 83% 87% 84% 86%
Pressure 1,002 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.5° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.7° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.0° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 2.7° Celsius 3.0° Celsius 2.8° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 3.1° Celsius

Wednesday (17 December 2025)

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 Clear night Clear night Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light rain Overcast Cloudy Drizzle Sunny intervals Overcast Mist Mist Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy (night)
Temperature
5.5° Celsius
5.7° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
6.3° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.6° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
9.0° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.1° Celsius
8.9° Celsius
9.3° Celsius
8.6° Celsius
8.8° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.5° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 14
SSW 14
S 15
S 15
S 16
S 19
SSE 22
SSE 23
S 23
S 23
S 19
S 18
S 20
S 20
S 18
S 15
S 15
S 13
SSW 12
S 12
S 12
S 11
S 9
S 13
Wind gust 20 knots 20 knots 20 knots 20 knots 22 knots 25 knots 30 knots 30 knots 32 knots 32 knots 27 knots 24 knots 28 knots 28 knots 24 knots 20 knots 19 knots 18 knots 17 knots 16 knots 16 knots 13 knots 12 knots 17 knots
Visibility 29 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles
Humidity 87% 86% 82% 80% 76% 78% 83% 85% 83% 84% 84% 89% 84% 83% 88% 89% 90% 92% 86% 92% 87% 89% 89% 87%
Pressure 1,003 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 998 hectopascals 997 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 990 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 990 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.5° Celsius 3.6° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 2.6° Celsius 2.4° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 4.8° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.7° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 7.2° Celsius 6.5° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 5.9° Celsius 5.5° Celsius

Thursday (18 December 2025)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Clear night Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
6.7° Celsius
7.1° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
S 11
S 11
S 13
S 13
S 14
Wind gust 14 knots 16 knots 18 knots 18 knots 20 knots
Visibility 14 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 19 nautical miles
Humidity 86% 86% 83% 82% 82%
Pressure 990 hectopascals 989 hectopascals 989 hectopascals 989 hectopascals 989 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 4.5° Celsius 4.9° Celsius 4.6° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 5.1° Celsius

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