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Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport

  • Location 58.454, -3.089
  • Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
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Thursday (28 August 2025)

17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Cloudy Sunny intervals Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Mist Mist Cloudy
Temperature
14.9° Celsius
14.7° Celsius
14.6° Celsius
14.4° Celsius
14.4° Celsius
14.5° Celsius
14.5° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SE 8
SE 6
SE 6
SE 6
SE 7
SE 7
SE 6
Wind gust 10 knots 9 knots 8 knots 8 knots 9 knots 10 knots 8 knots
Visibility 7 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 5 nautical miles
Humidity 90% 91% 93% 94% 94% 93% 93%
Pressure 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 13.3° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 13.4° Celsius

Friday (29 August 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 Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Clear night Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny day Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
14.4° Celsius
14.2° Celsius
14.0° Celsius
14.1° Celsius
13.8° Celsius
13.8° Celsius
14.2° Celsius
14.8° Celsius
15.4° Celsius
15.9° Celsius
16.4° Celsius
17.1° Celsius
16.2° Celsius
17.1° Celsius
16.4° Celsius
16.0° Celsius
16.1° Celsius
15.4° Celsius
15.2° Celsius
15.0° Celsius
15.2° Celsius
15.1° Celsius
15.1° Celsius
14.4° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SE 5
SE 5
SE 4
SSE 3
SE 4
ESE 4
SE 4
SE 5
SSE 4
SE 5
SE 6
SE 6
SE 6
ESE 7
ESE 6
ESE 6
ESE 6
ESE 6
SE 5
SSE 4
S 4
S 3
SE 3
SSE 3
Wind gust 8 knots 7 knots 6 knots 5 knots 6 knots 7 knots 6 knots 7 knots 6 knots 7 knots 8 knots 8 knots 8 knots 10 knots 9 knots 8 knots 8 knots 8 knots 7 knots 5 knots 5 knots 5 knots 4 knots 4 knots
Visibility 6 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 7 nautical miles
Humidity 92% 94% 94% 91% 92% 93% 91% 87% 82% 79% 77% 80% 82% 77% 79% 82% 85% 86% 87% 87% 86% 81% 86% 92%
Pressure 992 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 991 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 13.1° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 13.0° Celsius 12.7° Celsius 12.5° Celsius 12.7° Celsius 12.8° Celsius 12.6° Celsius 12.4° Celsius 12.2° Celsius 12.3° Celsius 13.5° Celsius 13.1° Celsius 13.1° Celsius 12.8° Celsius 12.9° Celsius 13.6° Celsius 13.1° Celsius 13.1° Celsius 12.8° Celsius 12.9° Celsius 11.8° Celsius 12.8° Celsius 13.0° Celsius

Saturday (30 August 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
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Cloudy Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny day Sunny day
Temperature
14.2° Celsius
14.3° Celsius
14.2° Celsius
14.2° Celsius
13.9° Celsius
13.6° Celsius
14.1° Celsius
15.1° Celsius
15.4° Celsius
15.8° Celsius
15.5° Celsius
16.3° Celsius
16.2° Celsius
16.2° Celsius
16.2° Celsius
15.6° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
S 2
S 2
SSE 2
SSE 2
SE 4
SW 1
SE 2
SE 3
ESE 4
SE 5
SE 4
SSE 5
SE 6
SE 6
SE 6
ESE 6
Wind gust 4 knots 3 knots 3 knots 3 knots 5 knots 2 knots 2 knots 4 knots 5 knots 6 knots 6 knots 7 knots 7 knots 8 knots 8 knots 7 knots
Visibility 7 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 12 nautical miles
Humidity 93% 94% 95% 95% 96% 96% 97% 89% 87% 83% 85% 81% 82% 81% 82% 87%
Pressure 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 994 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 992 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 13.2° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.4° Celsius 13.0° Celsius 13.7° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 12.9° Celsius 13.0° Celsius 13.0° Celsius 13.3° Celsius 12.9° Celsius 13.1° Celsius 13.4° Celsius

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