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Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport
- Location 58.454, -3.089
- Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
Saturday (10 October 2026)
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| Temperature |
7.1° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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5.9° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
W 6
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WNW 7
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WNW 6
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W 6
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W 5
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WNW 6
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| Wind gust | 8 knots | 9 knots | 8 knots | 7 knots | 6 knots | 8 knots |
| Visibility | 15.1 nautical miles | 18.9 nautical miles | 15.5 nautical miles | 14.3 nautical miles | 16.0 nautical miles | 3.7 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 97% | 97% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% |
| Pressure | 1002 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1005 hectopascals | 1005 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 6.6° Celsius | 6.0° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius |
Sunday (11 October 2026)
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6.2° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.9° Celsius
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6.7° Celsius
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8.1° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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9.3° Celsius
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10.1° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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11.1° Celsius
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10.7° Celsius
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10.3° Celsius
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9.4° Celsius
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9.6° Celsius
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9.8° Celsius
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9.6° Celsius
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10.5° Celsius
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10.5° Celsius
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10.8° Celsius
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11.1° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW 6
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WNW 6
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W 8
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W 3
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W 5
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WSW 3
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W 7
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W 6
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W 5
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W 6
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WNW 2
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W 6
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SW 2
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SE 5
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SE 3
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SSW 6
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ESE 3
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S 2
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ESE 5
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SE 6
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SE 9
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SSE 8
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SE 11
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SSE 11
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| Wind gust | 8 knots | 7 knots | 11 knots | 3 knots | 7 knots | 4 knots | 9 knots | 7 knots | 6 knots | 8 knots | 3 knots | 7 knots | 3 knots | 7 knots | 4 knots | 7 knots | 4 knots | 3 knots | 6 knots | 9 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 17 knots | 18 knots |
| Visibility | 13.1 nautical miles | 13.6 nautical miles | 17.2 nautical miles | 13.9 nautical miles | 15.3 nautical miles | 17.9 nautical miles | 16.6 nautical miles | 16.5 nautical miles | 19.2 nautical miles | 18.1 nautical miles | 9.9 nautical miles | 12.7 nautical miles | 19.5 nautical miles | 21.4 nautical miles | 16.1 nautical miles | 9.4 nautical miles | 18.6 nautical miles | 17.7 nautical miles | 19.8 nautical miles | 20.0 nautical miles | 21.8 nautical miles | 19.4 nautical miles | 17.7 nautical miles | 17.9 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 98% | 98% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 90% | 92% | 89% | 78% | 71% | 77% | 81% | 90% | 85% | 81% | 80% | 75% | 77% | 81% | 78% |
| Pressure | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1007 hectopascals | 1007 hectopascals | 1007 hectopascals | 1008 hectopascals | 1008 hectopascals | 1009 hectopascals | 1009 hectopascals | 1009 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1011 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1011 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals | 1010 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 5.8° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 5.6° Celsius | 6.0° Celsius | 5.1° Celsius | 5.7° Celsius | 5.5° Celsius | 6.4° Celsius | 7.7° Celsius | 9.1° Celsius | 8.1° Celsius | 8.4° Celsius | 6.9° Celsius | 6.0° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius | 7.1° Celsius | 7.8° Celsius | 7.2° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius | 6.3° Celsius | 6.2° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 7.7° Celsius | 7.4° Celsius |
Monday (12 October 2026)
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10.6° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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10.8° Celsius
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11.1° Celsius
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10.8° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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10.4° Celsius
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10.9° Celsius
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11.3° Celsius
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11.6° Celsius
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12.0° Celsius
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11.9° Celsius
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12.1° Celsius
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12.5° Celsius
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13.0° Celsius
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13.3° Celsius
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12.8° Celsius
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12.9° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSE 12
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SSE 13
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SSE 14
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S 14
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S 14
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S 15
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S 13
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S 17
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S 20
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S 18
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S 17
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S 16
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S 13
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S 12
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S 14
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S 13
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SSE 12
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S 11
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| Wind gust | 18 knots | 20 knots | 21 knots | 22 knots | 22 knots | 23 knots | 20 knots | 24 knots | 30 knots | 28 knots | 27 knots | 23 knots | 19 knots | 19 knots | 21 knots | 21 knots | 17 knots | 17 knots |
| Visibility | 16.7 nautical miles | 17.7 nautical miles | 16.6 nautical miles | 16.9 nautical miles | 16.2 nautical miles | 16.3 nautical miles | 15.6 nautical miles | 13.3 nautical miles | 12.8 nautical miles | 11.5 nautical miles | 12.3 nautical miles | 5.2 nautical miles | 9.9 nautical miles | 9.8 nautical miles | 9.9 nautical miles | 11.4 nautical miles | 5.9 nautical miles | 10.5 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 75% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 77% | 79% | 78% | 84% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 86% | 92% | 91% |
| Pressure | 1009 hectopascals | 1009 hectopascals | 1008 hectopascals | 1008 hectopascals | 1008 hectopascals | 1007 hectopascals | 1007 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1006 hectopascals | 1005 hectopascals | 1005 hectopascals | 1005 hectopascals | 1004 hectopascals | 1003 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 7.3° Celsius | 7.4° Celsius | 7.5° Celsius | 6.6° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.5° Celsius | 6.2° Celsius | 7.0° Celsius | 7.3° Celsius | 8.1° Celsius | 8.3° Celsius | 9.4° Celsius | 10.1° Celsius | 10.6° Celsius | 11.0° Celsius | 11.0° Celsius | 11.5° Celsius | 11.5° Celsius |
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