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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Friday (23 October 2026)
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| Temperature |
7.7° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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8.1° Celsius
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9.1° Celsius
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10.4° Celsius
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9.9° Celsius
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10.5° Celsius
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9.8° Celsius
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9.4° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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7.4° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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7.5° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSW 9
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S 8
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S 9
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S 10
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S 7
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S 8
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SSE 9
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SSE 8
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S 5
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SSE 5
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SSE 7
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WSW 4
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W 4
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N 5
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NW 3
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N 2
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ENE 3
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ENE 1
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NW 1
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WNW 6
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WSW 3
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WSW 5
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WSW 5
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| Wind gust | 11 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 7 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 7 knots | 7 knots | 13 knots | 7 knots | 5 knots | 6 knots | 6 knots | 3 knots | 4 knots | 4 knots | 2 knots | 9 knots | 4 knots | 6 knots | 6 knots |
| Visibility | 26.3 nautical miles | 27.0 nautical miles | 34.5 nautical miles | 40.2 nautical miles | 36.6 nautical miles | 35.2 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 38.1 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 37.5 nautical miles | 36.4 nautical miles | 30.9 nautical miles | 32.5 nautical miles | 35.8 nautical miles | 17.9 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 5.5 nautical miles | 27.1 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 15.6 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 33.2 nautical miles | 29.8 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 95% | 92% | 97% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 92% | 87% | 86% | 86% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 90% | 91% | 96% | 96% | 92% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 95% |
| Pressure | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 7.0° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 5.1° Celsius | 5.7° Celsius | 5.5° Celsius | 6.0° Celsius | 6.8° Celsius | 8.2° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius | 7.0° Celsius | 6.6° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.6° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.8° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.2° Celsius | 6.4° Celsius | 5.4° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 5.8° Celsius |
Saturday (24 October 2026)
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| Temperature |
6.8° Celsius
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6.7° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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7.5° Celsius
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7.6° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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8.7° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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9.6° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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8.1° Celsius
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8.5° Celsius
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8.1° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WSW 5
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WSW 4
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WSW 3
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SW 3
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SW 3
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S 4
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SE 6
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S 7
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S 6
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SSE 8
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SSE 11
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SE 19
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SE 20
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SE 26
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SE 27
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SE 32
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SE 33
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SE 32
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S 16
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S 13
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S 14
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SSE 20
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SSE 21
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SSE 19
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| Wind gust | 6 knots | 4 knots | 4 knots | 4 knots | 4 knots | 4 knots | 7 knots | 8 knots | 7 knots | 11 knots | 14 knots | 25 knots | 27 knots | 36 knots | 39 knots | 43 knots | 46 knots | 43 knots | 22 knots | 17 knots | 21 knots | 28 knots | 29 knots | 27 knots |
| Visibility | 18.7 nautical miles | 18.2 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 40.5 nautical miles | 38.2 nautical miles | 38.9 nautical miles | 35.0 nautical miles | 25.7 nautical miles | 25.4 nautical miles | 33.3 nautical miles | 32.7 nautical miles | 33.8 nautical miles | 26.8 nautical miles | 9.8 nautical miles | 3.0 nautical miles | 1.2 nautical miles | 1.3 nautical miles | 2.0 nautical miles | 17.6 nautical miles | 19.7 nautical miles | 12.6 nautical miles | 15.4 nautical miles | 5.2 nautical miles | 8.3 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 95% | 95% | 94% | 93% | 92% | 95% | 96% | 99% | 95% | 93% | 87% | 86% | 76% | 86% | 94% | 95% | 97% | 98% | 92% | 91% | 88% | 80% | 89% | 90% |
| Pressure | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1002 hectopascals | 1001 hectopascals | 1000 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 990 hectopascals | 987 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 975 hectopascals | 971 hectopascals | 968 hectopascals | 965 hectopascals | 962 hectopascals | 960 hectopascals | 958 hectopascals | 956 hectopascals | 954 hectopascals | 952 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 6.0° Celsius | 5.8° Celsius | 5.7° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 4.6° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.4° Celsius | 6.4° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 3.8° Celsius | 6.0° Celsius | 7.3° Celsius | 8.0° Celsius | 8.4° Celsius | 9.3° Celsius | 7.6° Celsius | 6.9° Celsius | 6.2° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 6.4° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius |
Sunday (25 October 2026)
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8.6° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
S 15
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| Wind gust | 20 knots |
| Visibility | 14.4 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 88% |
| Pressure | 952 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 6.6° Celsius |
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