Marine Observations weather
Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport
- Location 58.454, -3.089
- Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
Monday (17 August 2026)
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E 8
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ESE 8
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ESE 9
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ESE 9
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ESE 10
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ESE 10
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ESE 10
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ESE 11
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ESE 11
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SE 9
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ESE 11
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SE 11
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SE 11
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ESE 13
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ESE 12
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| Wind gust | 10 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 14 knots | 15 knots | 13 knots | 16 knots | 16 knots | 15 knots | 18 knots | 18 knots |
| Visibility | 26.8 nautical miles | 28.2 nautical miles | 26.8 nautical miles | 25.5 nautical miles | 28.7 nautical miles | 25.5 nautical miles | 25.1 nautical miles | 26.8 nautical miles | 24.6 nautical miles | 24.8 nautical miles | 24.4 nautical miles | 23.0 nautical miles | 5.4 nautical miles | 8.4 nautical miles | 10.9 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 86% | 81% | 83% | 82% | 75% | 74% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 94% | 96% |
Tuesday (18 August 2026)
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SE 12
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SE 12
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SE 13
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SE 12
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SE 13
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SE 14
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SE 12
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ESE 13
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SE 15
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SE 14
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ESE 10
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SE 11
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SE 5
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N 7
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NNE 8
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NE 6
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ENE 2
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S 3
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SSW 5
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SW No data
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WSW 2
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W 3
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WSW 1
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W 2
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| Wind gust | 17 knots | 18 knots | 20 knots | 18 knots | 20 knots | 20 knots | 19 knots | 20 knots | 23 knots | 20 knots | 16 knots | 14 knots | 8 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 4 knots | 5 knots | 7 knots | 1 knots | 3 knots | 4 knots | 2 knots | 3 knots |
| Visibility | 5.2 nautical miles | 1.9 nautical miles | 5.6 nautical miles | 5.3 nautical miles | 1.7 nautical miles | 1.4 nautical miles | 1.0 nautical miles | 1.7 nautical miles | 1.2 nautical miles | 0.8 nautical miles | 0.9 nautical miles | 10.4 nautical miles | 13.8 nautical miles | 5.3 nautical miles | 22.9 nautical miles | 20.0 nautical miles | 19.6 nautical miles | 5.6 nautical miles | 1.3 nautical miles | 11.7 nautical miles | 9.8 nautical miles | 16.3 nautical miles | 19.0 nautical miles | 11.9 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 95% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 92% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Wednesday (19 August 2026)
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W 3
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N 2
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NW 3
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NNW 4
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NW 4
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N 4
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ENE 12
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ENE 13
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ENE 12
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| Wind gust | 3 knots | 2 knots | 3 knots | 5 knots | 4 knots | 5 knots | 15 knots | 16 knots | 17 knots |
| Visibility | 14.9 nautical miles | 16.3 nautical miles | 13.1 nautical miles | 16.2 nautical miles | 0.4 nautical miles | 4.4 nautical miles | 11.2 nautical miles | 1.0 nautical miles | 1.8 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
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