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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 (19 May 2026)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Light rain Mist Mist Mist Drizzle Mist Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle
Temperature
8.4° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.6° Celsius
8.5° Celsius
8.8° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
10.2° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
10.4° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
9.3° Celsius
9.1° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.4° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
ESE 18
ESE 17
ESE 19
ESE 18
SE 20
ESE 21
ESE 21
ESE 20
ESE 19
SE 23
ESE 20
ESE 23
SE 23
SE 23
SE 22
SE 20
SE 23
SE 18
SE 19
SE 22
SE 17
SE 15
SE 19
SE 18
Wind gust 24 knots 25 knots 29 knots 25 knots 26 knots 29 knots 29 knots 31 knots 28 knots 29 knots 28 knots 33 knots 31 knots 31 knots 33 knots 29 knots 29 knots 26 knots 26 knots 30 knots 25 knots 21 knots 25 knots 24 knots
Visibility 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles
Humidity 92% 92% 92% 91% 91% 89% 87% 89% 91% 92% 96% 96% 97% 97% 97% 97% 98% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Pressure 1,007 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 7.1° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.5° Celsius 7.6° Celsius 8.4° Celsius 8.6° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.4° Celsius 9.6° Celsius 9.4° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.3° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.2° Celsius 9.2° Celsius 9.4° Celsius

Wednesday (20 May 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 Light rain Light rain Fog Fog Mist Sunny intervals Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Sunny intervals Drizzle Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Drizzle Light rain
Temperature
9.2° Celsius
8.9° Celsius
8.7° Celsius
8.6° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
10.1° Celsius
11.4° Celsius
12.0° Celsius
13.0° Celsius
14.3° Celsius
14.7° Celsius
15.8° Celsius
14.1° Celsius
11.9° Celsius
11.8° Celsius
10.1° Celsius
12.8° Celsius
13.1° Celsius
11.5° Celsius
10.8° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
9.4° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SE 13
SE 13
SE 13
SSE 7
SSE 10
SSE 11
S 11
SSE 10
S 9
S 9
S 5
SSE 3
SSW 5
S 10
W 4
W 11
W 14
W 18
W 12
WSW 15
SW 12
SSW 7
SSW 8
SSW 10
Wind gust 18 knots 17 knots 17 knots 11 knots 13 knots 14 knots 13 knots 12 knots 11 knots 12 knots 8 knots 5 knots 8 knots 12 knots 6 knots 15 knots 21 knots 25 knots 18 knots 21 knots 15 knots 10 knots 11 knots 13 knots
Visibility < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 26 nautical miles
Humidity 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 93% 89% 84% 80% 77% 76% 86% 92% 98% 96% 80% 73% 78% 78% 90% 93% 89% 88%
Pressure 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,013 hectopascals 1,013 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 9.2° Celsius 8.9° Celsius 8.7° Celsius 8.6° Celsius 9.7° Celsius 10.0° Celsius 10.3° Celsius 10.2° Celsius 10.3° Celsius 10.9° Celsius 10.8° Celsius 11.5° Celsius 11.8° Celsius 10.6° Celsius 11.5° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.4° Celsius 8.4° Celsius 7.7° Celsius 7.2° Celsius 8.2° Celsius 8.3° Celsius 8.0° Celsius 7.9° Celsius

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