Coast and sea
Marine observations - Lerwick (S. Screen)
- Location 60.139, -1.183
- Altitude 82 m above mean sea level
Tuesday (17 February 2026)
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| Temperature |
0.5° Celsius
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0.7° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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2.4° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW
8
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WNW
6
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W
8
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W
9
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SW
11
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WSW
16
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WSW
20
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| Wind gust | 10 knots | 8 knots | 8 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 20 knots | 27 knots |
| Visibility | 40 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 34 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 40 nautical miles | 40 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 73% | 68% | 69% | 81% | 85% | 72% | 70% |
| Pressure | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -3.7° Celsius | -4.5° Celsius | -3.6° Celsius | -1.4° Celsius | -0.8° Celsius | -2.2° Celsius | -2.3° Celsius |
Wednesday (18 February 2026)
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| Temperature |
2.9° Celsius
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2.0° Celsius
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1.4° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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1.0° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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1.6° Celsius
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2.0° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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2.5° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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3.5° Celsius
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3.5° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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3.4° Celsius
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3.5° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WSW
25
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WNW
11
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NW
10
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WNW
10
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WNW
10
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W
10
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WSW
8
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WSW
9
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SW
7
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SW
7
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SSW
8
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SSW
8
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S
13
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S
14
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S
14
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SSE
13
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SSE
13
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S
17
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SSE
18
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SSE
20
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S
22
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S
21
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S
20
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S
22
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| Wind gust | 32 knots | 21 knots | 15 knots | 14 knots | 14 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots | 16 knots | 18 knots | 19 knots | 18 knots | 17 knots | 22 knots | 24 knots | 25 knots | 27 knots | 28 knots | 28 knots | 33 knots |
| Visibility | 36 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 28 nautical miles | 29 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 30 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 37 nautical miles | 35 nautical miles | 37 nautical miles | 34 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 29 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 69% | 78% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 86% | 84% | 82% | 73% | 69% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 72% | 71% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 70% | 70% | 74% |
| Pressure | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -2.1° Celsius | -1.3° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius | 0.5° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -0.6° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -0.8° Celsius | -1.6° Celsius | -1.7° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius | -1.4° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -1.7° Celsius | -2.0° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -1.3° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius |
Thursday (19 February 2026)
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4.0° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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3.9° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
S
23
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S
22
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22
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S
24
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S
24
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S
26
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S
25
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S
26
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S
26
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S
27
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S
25
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S
26
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S
30
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S
27
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S
27
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SSW
25
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SSW
24
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| Wind gust | 30 knots | 29 knots | 30 knots | 31 knots | 31 knots | 34 knots | 33 knots | 34 knots | 34 knots | 35 knots | 33 knots | 35 knots | 38 knots | 34 knots | 34 knots | 32 knots | 29 knots |
| Visibility | 17 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 72% | 84% | 75% | 71% | 70% | 74% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 70% | 69% | 71% | 67% | 67% | 69% | 69% | 70% |
| Pressure | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -0.7° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -0.8° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | -0.0° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.0° Celsius |
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