Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Tuesday (27 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
4.6° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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3.9° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
ESE
28
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ESE
27
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E
29
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E
29
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E
28
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ESE
29
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E
27
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ESE
29
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ESE
29
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ESE
28
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ESE
27
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ESE
29
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| Wind gust | 38 knots | 38 knots | 38 knots | 41 knots | 39 knots | 40 knots | 39 knots | 45 knots | 40 knots | 40 knots | 41 knots | 41 knots |
| Visibility | 8 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 85% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 90% | 88% | 89% | 86% | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| Pressure | 995 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 2.3° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius |
Wednesday (28 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
4.4° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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4.6° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.9° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.9° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
ESE
26
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ESE
27
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ESE
27
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ESE
26
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ESE
26
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ESE
27
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ESE
23
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ESE
22
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ESE
23
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SE
22
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ESE
23
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ESE
23
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SE
23
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ESE
20
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SE
20
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SE
20
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ESE
20
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ESE
20
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ESE
18
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ESE
17
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SE
16
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SE
17
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SE
16
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ESE
19
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| Wind gust | 37 knots | 41 knots | 36 knots | 35 knots | 34 knots | 35 knots | 35 knots | 31 knots | 33 knots | 31 knots | 31 knots | 31 knots | 31 knots | 27 knots | 29 knots | 27 knots | 28 knots | 27 knots | 26 knots | 24 knots | 21 knots | 23 knots | 23 knots | 25 knots |
| Visibility | 10 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 2 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 2 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 2 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 88% | 85% | 91% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 93% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 93% | 96% |
| Pressure | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 2.6° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.7° Celsius | 5.1° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.1° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius |
Thursday (29 January 2026)
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5.5° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.6° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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4.6° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SE
17
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SE
17
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SE
20
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SE
19
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SE
20
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ESE
17
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SE
20
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SE
16
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ESE
19
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SE
18
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SE
19
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SE
20
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| Wind gust | 24 knots | 23 knots | 26 knots | 26 knots | 27 knots | 23 knots | 29 knots | 24 knots | 28 knots | 24 knots | 26 knots | 28 knots |
| Visibility | 7 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 90% | 90% |
| Pressure | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 4.6° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 3.9° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.8° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius |
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