Coast and sea
Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport
- Location 58.454, -3.089
- Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
Tuesday (9 September 2025)
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| Temperature |
12.7° Celsius
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13.1° Celsius
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13.6° Celsius
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14.1° Celsius
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14.3° Celsius
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14.9° Celsius
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15.6° Celsius
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16.3° Celsius
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16.4° Celsius
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16.3° Celsius
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15.6° Celsius
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15.0° Celsius
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15.2° Celsius
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14.8° Celsius
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14.5° Celsius
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14.3° Celsius
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14.3° Celsius
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14.1° Celsius
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14.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
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5
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4
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5
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5
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6
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SSE
5
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6
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SSE
6
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5
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7
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7
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SSE
8
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SSE
8
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SSE
6
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SSE
7
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SSE
6
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SSE
6
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SSE
6
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SSE
6
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| Wind gust | 7 knots | 6 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 7 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 8 knots |
| Visibility | 14 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 77% | 75% | 68% | 69% | 72% | 70% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 76% | 78% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 85% | 86% |
| Pressure | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 8.6° Celsius | 9.1° Celsius | 9.2° Celsius | 8.3° Celsius | 8.7° Celsius | 9.8° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.5° Celsius | 12.0° Celsius | 11.9° Celsius | 11.2° Celsius | 11.3° Celsius | 11.0° Celsius | 10.9° Celsius | 11.2° Celsius | 11.4° Celsius | 11.6° Celsius | 11.6° Celsius | 11.8° Celsius |
Wednesday (10 September 2025)
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| Temperature |
14.0° Celsius
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13.9° Celsius
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13.9° Celsius
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14.0° Celsius
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13.8° Celsius
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14.0° Celsius
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14.5° Celsius
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15.2° Celsius
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15.5° Celsius
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15.6° Celsius
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15.3° Celsius
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15.8° Celsius
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15.6° Celsius
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15.7° Celsius
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15.9° Celsius
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15.4° Celsius
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15.1° Celsius
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15.0° Celsius
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14.9° Celsius
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14.9° Celsius
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14.9° Celsius
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15.0° Celsius
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15.1° Celsius
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14.9° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSE
7
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SSE
6
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SSE
5
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SSE
7
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SSE
6
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SSE
8
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SSE
7
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SSE
7
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SE
8
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10
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SSE
8
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7
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8
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8
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9
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9
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11
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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12
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| Wind gust | 11 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 8 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 14 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 15 knots | 16 knots | 17 knots | 16 knots | 17 knots | 17 knots | 17 knots | 16 knots |
| Visibility | 8 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 88% | 89% | 88% | 86% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 86% | 83% | 85% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 89% | 88% | 87% | 89% |
| Pressure | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 990 hectopascals | 989 hectopascals | 988 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 12.0° Celsius | 12.1° Celsius | 11.9° Celsius | 11.7° Celsius | 11.8° Celsius | 12.1° Celsius | 12.4° Celsius | 13.3° Celsius | 13.2° Celsius | 12.8° Celsius | 12.8° Celsius | 12.5° Celsius | 12.3° Celsius | 12.9° Celsius | 13.1° Celsius | 12.9° Celsius | 13.1° Celsius | 12.9° Celsius | 12.9° Celsius | 13.1° Celsius | 13.0° Celsius | 13.0° Celsius | 13.0° Celsius | 13.1° Celsius |
Thursday (11 September 2025)
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| Temperature |
14.8° Celsius
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13.0° Celsius
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11.9° Celsius
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12.5° Celsius
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12.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
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10
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8
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3
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6
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5
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| Wind gust | 15 knots | 13 knots | 4 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots |
| Visibility | 4 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 91% | 94% | 91% | 85% | 84% |
| Pressure | 987 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 13.3° Celsius | 12.1° Celsius | 10.6° Celsius | 10.0° Celsius | 9.9° Celsius |
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