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Forecast days
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Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
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Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius; -
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Clear changing to partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Sunrise:
Sunset:
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No pollen data.
7 day forecast for Hoy Youth Hostel
Today (3 December 2025)
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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10%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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| Temperature |
6°
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6°
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6°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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| Wind direction and speed |
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16
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16
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16
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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18
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18
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19
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19
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19
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18
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S
18
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S
18
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S
17
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S
16
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S
16
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S
15
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| Wind gust (mph) |
25
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23
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24
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27
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27
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27
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27
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26
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27
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26
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28
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30
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32
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30
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30
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30
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29
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29
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27
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27
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25
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25
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| Visibility |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
85%
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85%
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86%
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86%
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87%
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87%
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88%
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89%
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87%
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86%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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86%
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87%
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87%
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87%
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87%
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88%
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89%
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89%
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87%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (4 December 2025)
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| Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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<5%
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10%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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50%
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50%
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| Temperature (°C) |
6°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
1°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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2°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
S
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SSE
15
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SSE
15
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16
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16
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SE
16
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SE
16
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SE
15
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SE
14
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| Wind gust (mph) |
25
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25
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25
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27
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27
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27
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28
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29
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29
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31
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32
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31
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28
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26
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26
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
89%
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91%
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90%
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90%
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91%
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90%
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90%
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89%
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87%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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85%
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86%
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87%
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89%
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88%
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89%
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89%
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88%
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90%
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89%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (5 December 2025)
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| Chance of precipitation |
50%
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50%
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40%
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40%
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50%
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50%
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60%
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60%
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60%
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70%
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60%
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60%
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50%
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50%
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40%
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50%
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60%
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70%
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60%
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70%
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| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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3°
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3°
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3°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SE
14
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SE
14
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SE
14
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SE
14
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SE
14
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SE
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ESE
14
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ESE
15
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ESE
16
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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SE
18
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SE
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SE
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SE
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SE
21
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SE
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SE
22
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SE
22
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SE
23
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SE
23
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SE
22
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ESE
22
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ESE
23
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| Wind gust (mph) |
26
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26
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24
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24
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24
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24
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26
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27
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28
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30
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30
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32
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33
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33
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33
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35
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33
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35
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37
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37
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37
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38
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37
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35
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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| Humidity |
88%
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88%
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87%
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87%
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87%
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87%
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88%
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86%
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88%
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87%
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90%
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87%
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85%
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84%
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83%
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85%
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84%
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84%
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84%
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80%
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82%
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83%
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83%
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83%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Saturday (6 December 2025)
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| Chance of precipitation |
70%
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70%
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70%
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80%
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80%
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90%
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70%
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70%
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70%
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| Temperature (°C) |
7°
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6°
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7°
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6°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
2°
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1°
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2°
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1°
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1°
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1°
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2°
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2°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ESE
23
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ESE
23
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ESE
24
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E
24
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ESE
26
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E
26
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E
27
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27
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ESE
27
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E
26
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26
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E
25
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25
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E
25
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E
24
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E
24
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E
24
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E
23
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E
22
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E
22
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E
21
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E
20
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E
19
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E
19
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| Wind gust (mph) |
35
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36
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33
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37
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38
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39
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39
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39
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38
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38
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38
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35
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37
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33
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36
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35
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34
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30
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30
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30
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28
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30
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26
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28
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| Visibility (description) |
E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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E
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VG
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VG
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E
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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G
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G
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G
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G
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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| Humidity |
84%
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86%
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86%
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88%
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88%
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86%
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86%
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86%
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87%
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87%
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87%
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89%
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89%
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90%
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89%
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91%
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90%
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92%
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92%
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91%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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92%
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| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunday (7 December 2025)
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| Chance of precipitation |
70%
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70%
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70%
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60%
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| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) |
4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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4°
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| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
E
18
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E
17
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E
17
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E
17
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E
17
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E
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
15
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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ESE
16
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SE
17
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ESE
17
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ESE
17
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SE
16
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SE
16
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SE
16
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SE
16
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SE
16
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SSE
16
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SSE
17
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SSE
17
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| Wind gust (mph) |
27
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26
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26
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25
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24
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25
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26
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24
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24
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22
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22
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21
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20
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21
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22
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23
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22
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22
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20
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21
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20
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19
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21
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| Visibility (description) |
VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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VG
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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G
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M
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M
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M
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G
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G
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G
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| Humidity |
92%
|
92%
|
93%
|
93%
|
94%
|
93%
|
93%
|
93%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
93%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
95%
|
94%
|
93%
|
93%
|
92%
|
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Monday (8 December 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
03:00
|
06:00
|
09:00
|
12:00
|
15:00
|
18:00
|
21:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
60%
|
50%
|
50%
|
40%
|
40%
|
30%
|
30%
|
20%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
6°
|
6°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
4°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
SE
15
|
SE
14
|
SE
13
|
SE
12
|
SE
13
|
SSE
12
|
S
10
|
SE
10
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
17
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
| Visibility (description) |
M
|
M
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
| Humidity |
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
94%
|
91%
|
94%
|
94%
|
95%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (9 December 2025)
| Time |
00:00
|
03:00
|
06:00
|
09:00
|
12:00
|
15:00
|
18:00
|
21:00
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbols | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation |
30%
|
30%
|
20%
|
30%
|
40%
|
40%
|
40%
|
40%
|
| Temperature (°C) |
6°
|
6°
|
6°
|
7°
|
8°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
| Feels like temperature (°C) |
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
4°
|
4°
|
4°
|
4°
|
| Wind direction and speed (mph) |
ESE
9
|
ESE
10
|
ESE
11
|
ESE
12
|
ESE
13
|
ESE
14
|
ESE
13
|
ESE
13
|
| Wind gust (mph) |
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
| Visibility (description) |
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
G
|
| Humidity |
96%
|
96%
|
95%
|
94%
|
93%
|
94%
|
93%
|
94%
|
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Dry, bright becoming windy, showery rain in the afternoon Wednesday.
This Evening and Tonight:
Cloudy with quite frequent showers for Shetland at first. Otherwise clear spells and just a few showers in the evening, becoming dry with clear spells overnight. Minimum temperature 3 °C.
Wednesday:
Dry with bright or sunny spells in the morning, but clouding over as showery rain spreads north through the afternoon. Strengthening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
There will be variable amounts of cloud and bright spells from Thursday through to Saturday as bands of rain and showers pass northeast over the Isles. Windy at times.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
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