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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Friday (26 July 2024)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
Temperature
16.9°
17.2°
17.7°
14.1°
14.7°
15.3°
13.4°
13.5°
12.9°
12.7°
11.4°
Wind Direction and speed
WSW 10
WSW 9
WSW 8
S 8
SSE 10
S 9
S 9
S 8
SSW 6
SSW 6
SW 9
Wind gust 18 16 16 11 14 15 13 11 10 9 10
Visibility 26 24 32 24 40 40 21 32 35 29 21
Humidity 69% 64% 60% 90% 79% 77% 88% 87% 88% 92% 94%
Pressure 1,004 1,004 1,004 1,005 1,005 1,005 1,006 1,006 1,007 1,007 1,007
Dew point temperature 11.1° 10.4° 9.8° 12.5° 11.1° 11.3° 11.4° 11.4° 11.0° 11.4° 10.5°

Saturday (27 July 2024)

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
Weather
Weather Symbol Clear night Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny day Overcast
Temperature
11.5°
11.5°
11.5°
11.7°
11.6°
11.1°
12.9°
14.0°
15.2°
15.3°
16.2°
17.0°
18.1°
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 9
S 8
SSW 7
SSW 8
SSW 7
SW 6
SW 5
SW 5
SW 7
SW 10
SW 9
WSW 8
WSW 11
Wind gust 10 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 11 14 14 14 17
Visibility 21 15 16 24 24 24 26 29 29 26 35 32 40
Humidity 96% 96% 96% 95% 94% 91% 93% 79% 76% 75% 72% 67% 64%
Pressure 1,007 1,007 1,007 1,007 1,008 1,008 1,008 1,009 1,009 1,010 1,010 1,011 1,011
Dew point temperature 10.9° 10.8° 10.8° 10.9° 10.7° 9.7° 11.8° 10.4° 11.0° 11.0° 11.1° 10.9° 11.1°

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