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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 (20 February 2025)

17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Cloudy Clear night Cloudy Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy (night)
Temperature
7.7°
7.8°
7.4°
7.5°
6.8°
6.7°
7.3°
Wind Direction and speed
SW 7
SSW 7
SSW 8
SW 10
SSW 9
SSW 5
SSW 7
Wind gust 10 10 12 15 12 7 10
Visibility 12 11 11 11 10 10 7
Humidity 84% 84% 78% 79% 83% 85% 86%
Pressure 992 993 994 996 997 997 998
Dew point temperature 5.2° 5.2° 3.9° 4.1° 4.1° 4.3° 5.0°

Friday (21 February 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 Mist Mist Overcast Cloudy Overcast Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Clear night Clear night Clear night
Temperature
7.5°
8.3°
8.5°
7.9°
7.9°
8.5°
8.2°
8.1°
8.7°
8.4°
9.1°
10.1°
10.3°
10.4°
10.3°
10.2°
10.8°
9.3°
8.9°
8.0°
7.3°
7.5°
7.6°
8.3°
Wind Direction and speed
S 5
S 6
S 8
SSE 7
SSE 8
SSE 10
SSE 9
SSE 11
S 10
SSE 13
SSE 12
S 11
S 11
S 12
S 9
S 6
S 5
W 4
SSW 4
SW 7
SSW 6
SSW 5
S 4
S 8
Wind gust 7 8 11 10 12 13 13 16 16 20 19 16 18 18 12 9 7 5 6 10 9 7 8 12
Visibility 4 7 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 8 4 11 14 13 12 8 11
Humidity 82% 78% 79% 86% 87% 85% 88% 89% 85% 90% 89% 87% 87% 87% 87% 86% 85% 95% 89% 90% 89% 88% 87% 79%
Pressure 998 997 997 996 996 995 993 992 989 987 986 984 984 983 983 984 984 986 987 988 990 991 992 992
Dew point temperature 4.8° 4.8° 5.0° 5.7° 5.8° 6.0° 6.3° 6.3° 6.3° 6.9° 7.3° 8.1° 8.2° 8.3° 8.2° 7.9° 8.3° 8.5° 7.1° 6.4° 5.7° 5.6° 5.5° 4.9°

Saturday (22 February 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
Weather
Weather Symbol Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Overcast Light rain Drizzle
Temperature
8.1°
8.4°
8.4°
8.4°
8.3°
7.9°
7.3°
7.5°
7.3°
8.5°
9.0°
9.4°
9.9°
10.3°
9.4°
8.7°
8.7°
Wind Direction and speed
S 7
S 9
S 9
S 9
SSW 8
SSW 8
S 3
SSW 5
SSW 7
S 7
S 6
S 10
SSW 9
SSW 7
SSW 7
SW 8
WSW 7
Wind gust 11 14 14 14 10 11 4 9 9 11 8 13 14 10 11 10 10
Visibility 9 10 10 10 11 10 9 13 12 11 10 11 13 13 12 12 13
Humidity 81% 79% 78% 77% 76% 78% 82% 80% 82% 78% 76% 75% 72% 69% 76% 79% 72%
Pressure 993 993 993 993 994 994 996 996 997 997 998 998 999 1,000 1,000 1,001 1,002
Dew point temperature 5.0° 4.9° 4.9° 4.7° 4.5° 4.4° 4.5° 4.3° 4.4° 4.9° 5.0° 5.2° 5.1° 4.8° 5.3° 5.2° 3.9°

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