Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Thursday (24 April 2025)
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| Temperature |
8.4° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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8.8° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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10.2° Celsius
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10.7° Celsius
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10.0° Celsius
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9.7° Celsius
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10.5° Celsius
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10.0° Celsius
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9.4° Celsius
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8.7° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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7.0° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
E
4
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E
5
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E
5
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ESE
6
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E
6
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E
7
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ESE
7
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ESE
7
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ESE
7
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E
7
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ESE
8
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ESE
8
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ESE
7
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ESE
7
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ESE
5
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ESE
5
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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| Wind gust | 7 knots | 7 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 9 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 9 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots |
| Visibility | 17 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 72% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 67% | 66% | 70% | 74% | 77% | 81% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 83% |
| Pressure | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 4.5° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 4.9° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 3.9° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 4.1° Celsius | 4.1° Celsius | 3.8° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius |
Friday (25 April 2025)
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5.9° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.9° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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9.0° Celsius
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9.0° Celsius
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9.9° Celsius
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10.3° Celsius
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9.2° Celsius
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8.7° Celsius
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9.1° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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7.0° Celsius
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6.9° Celsius
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7.0° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
ESE
6
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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ESE
6
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SE
6
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ESE
7
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ESE
8
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SE
8
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ESE
8
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SE
8
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SE
9
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SE
9
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ESE
9
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SE
10
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SE
10
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SE
9
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SE
8
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SE
7
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SE
7
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SE
8
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SE
8
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SSE
8
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SSE
9
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| Wind gust | 7 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 9 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots |
| Visibility | 31 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 34 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 34 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 39 nautical miles | 36 nautical miles | 33 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 83% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 77% | 73% | 72% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 69% | 67% | 71% | 75% | 78% | 80% | 83% | 87% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% |
| Pressure | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,023 hectopascals | 1,023 hectopascals | 1,023 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 3.2° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 4.1° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 5.1° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.4° Celsius |
Saturday (26 April 2025)
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7.4° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSE
9
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SSE
9
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SSE
9
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SSE
9
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SSE
10
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9
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| Wind gust | 12 knots | 13 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots |
| Visibility | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 92% | 90% | 90% | 91% |
| Pressure | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,019 hectopascals | 1,019 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 5.8° Celsius | 5.8° Celsius | 6.1° Celsius | 6.3° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.6° Celsius |
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