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Marine observations - Lerwick (S. Screen)

  • Location 60.139, -1.183
  • Altitude 82 m above mean sea level
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Monday (22 December 2025)

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Drizzle Drizzle
Temperature
8.1° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SE 18
SSE 19
SSE 18
SSE 16
SSE 17
SSE 19
SSE 19
SSE 18
Wind gust 25 knots 26 knots 23 knots 23 knots 24 knots 24 knots 26 knots 23 knots
Visibility 4 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 3 nautical miles
Humidity 90% 90% 92% 92% 93% 95% 95% 95%
Pressure 1,018 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 6.5° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 6.8° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.2° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.5° Celsius

Tuesday (23 December 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 Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
8.2° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSE 21
S 21
SSE 22
S 20
S 18
S 19
SSE 20
SSE 19
S 20
S 20
S 19
S 19
S 19
S 19
S 19
S 19
S 19
S 20
S 18
S 19
S 18
S 19
S 19
SSW 15
Wind gust 28 knots 28 knots 28 knots 26 knots 24 knots 26 knots 27 knots 25 knots 25 knots 27 knots 23 knots 24 knots 24 knots 25 knots 24 knots 25 knots 24 knots 28 knots 25 knots 24 knots 25 knots 22 knots 24 knots 19 knots
Visibility 4 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 7 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 7 nautical miles
Humidity 94% 95% 90% 84% 86% 85% 87% 93% 96% 97% 96% 90% 96% 97% 98% 98% 97% 93% 92% 89% 87% 87% 84% 84%
Pressure 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,026 hectopascals 1,026 hectopascals 1,027 hectopascals 1,027 hectopascals 1,028 hectopascals 1,029 hectopascals 1,029 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,033 hectopascals 1,033 hectopascals 1,034 hectopascals 1,034 hectopascals 1,035 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 7.3° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 6.7° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 6.0° Celsius 6.0° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 6.8° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 7.5° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 6.7° Celsius 6.1° Celsius 5.9° Celsius 5.7° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 5.3° Celsius

Wednesday (24 December 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
Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
7.8° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
7.1° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 14
SSW 12
S 12
SSW 10
SSW 11
SW 10
SSW 10
SW 9
SSW 10
SW 11
SW 12
SW 13
SSW 11
SSW 12
SSW 10
SW 9
Wind gust 19 knots 16 knots 15 knots 12 knots 15 knots 13 knots 12 knots 12 knots 13 knots 14 knots 15 knots 16 knots 14 knots 16 knots 11 knots 12 knots
Visibility 8 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles
Humidity 85% 85% 85% 85% 86% 84% 86% 85% 84% 84% 82% 82% 80% 80% 83% 84%
Pressure 1,035 hectopascals 1,036 hectopascals 1,036 hectopascals 1,037 hectopascals 1,037 hectopascals 1,037 hectopascals 1,038 hectopascals 1,038 hectopascals 1,039 hectopascals 1,039 hectopascals 1,040 hectopascals 1,040 hectopascals 1,039 hectopascals 1,039 hectopascals 1,039 hectopascals 1,040 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 5.5° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 5.4° Celsius 5.7° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 4.5° Celsius

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