Papa Westray Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:18

Sunset: 16:34

Sleet.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:15

Sunset: 16:36

Sleet changing to heavy rain by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:13

Sunset: 16:39

Light rain changing to sleet in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:11

Sunset: 16:42

Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:44

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:06

Sunset: 16:47

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:03

Sunset: 16:49

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sleet.

Sunrise: 08:18

Sunset: 16:34

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Papa Westray Airfield

Today (3 February 2026)

Time	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 31	ESE 31
Wind gust (mph)	46	48
Visibility (description)	G	G
Humidity	85%	86%
UV	-	-

Wednesday (4 February 2026)

Time	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 symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 32	ESE 33	ESE 34	ESE 35	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 34	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 34	ESE 34	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 35
Wind gust (mph)	49	51	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	48	48	47	47	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	48
Visibility (description)	G	M	G	M	G	M	G	M	M	M	M	G	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	86%	85%	86%	84%	84%	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (5 February 2026)

Time	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 symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	70%	70%	70%	60%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 35	SE 34	SE 34	SE 33	SE 33	SE 33	SE 33	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 31	ESE 31	ESE 31	ESE 30	ESE 30	ESE 29	ESE 29
Wind gust (mph)	48	47	46	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	45	45	44	44	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	39
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	84%	84%	82%	77%	78%	78%	79%	78%	80%	76%	76%	76%	77%	76%	75%	75%	75%	74%	73%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (6 February 2026)

Time	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 symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 29	ESE 28	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 25
Wind gust (mph)	37	36	36	34	34	34	34	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	33	34	34
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	72%	71%	71%	72%	72%	73%	73%	73%	73%	73%	71%	73%	72%	72%	71%	71%	72%	74%	74%	74%	74%	75%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (7 February 2026)

Time	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 symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 25	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 27
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	36	35	35	36	36	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	G
Humidity	76%	77%	78%	79%	78%	78%	78%	79%	79%	79%	81%	81%	80%	79%	79%	80%	81%	83%	82%	82%	83%	82%	81%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (8 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	50%	40%	40%	30%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 27	SE 28	SE 28	SE 29	SE 30	SE 30	SE 30	SE 31
Wind gust (mph)	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	83%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Monday (9 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 30	SE 29	SE 28	SE 28	SE 27	SE 26	SE 25	SE 25
Wind gust (mph)	39	38	37	36	35	33	33	31
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	86%	86%	87%	88%	87%	88%	88%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy and cold with sleet or snow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Persistent sleet and snow will spread north to Shetland through the evening and overnight. Snow over Orkney will turn to rain or sleet. Strong east to southeast winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

It will stay cloudy, cold and windy throughout the day with persistent rain or sleet over Orkney, and sleet or snow over Shetland. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Little change, remaining cold and windy with sleet or snow showers, drier through Friday, then becoming more persistent through Saturday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Feb 2026

Papa Westray Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

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Wed 4 Feb

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Thu 5 Feb

Thu 5 Feb

Fri 6 Feb

Fri 6 Feb

Sat 7 Feb

Sat 7 Feb

Sun 8 Feb

Sun 8 Feb

Mon 9 Feb

Mon 9 Feb

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Tuesday 3 Feb - Saturday 7 Feb

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