Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Friday (28 November 2025)
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| Temperature |
8.2° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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8.5° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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6.9° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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5.8° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SSW
23
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SSW
28
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SSW
26
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SSW
25
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SW
28
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SW
28
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W
19
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W
20
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W
16
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W
17
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WNW
13
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WNW
15
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WNW
8
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WNW
11
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NW
10
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NW
11
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| Wind gust | 31 knots | 39 knots | 37 knots | 35 knots | 39 knots | 41 knots | 27 knots | 31 knots | 21 knots | 23 knots | 19 knots | 22 knots | 12 knots | 16 knots | 13 knots | 15 knots |
| Visibility | 20 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 87% | 94% | 88% | 87% | 85% | 90% | 92% | 91% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 81% |
| Pressure | 978 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 977 hectopascals | 977 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 981 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 988 hectopascals | 990 hectopascals | 991 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 4.3° Celsius | 4.7° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 6.3° Celsius | 7.2° Celsius | 6.2° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 4.6° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 3.8° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius |
Saturday (29 November 2025)
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| Temperature |
3.3° Celsius
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2.8° Celsius
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3.1° Celsius
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2.4° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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2.5° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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3.8° Celsius
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3.4° Celsius
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3.8° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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4.3° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW
9
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W
8
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NW
16
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WNW
7
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NW
7
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WNW
8
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NW
12
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NNW
11
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NNW
13
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NNW
11
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NW
13
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WNW
7
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W
7
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NNW
11
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NW
10
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N
17
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NNW
17
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N
19
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NNE
22
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N
21
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NNE
20
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NNE
17
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NNE
20
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N
20
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| Wind gust | 13 knots | 11 knots | 24 knots | 13 knots | 12 knots | 13 knots | 16 knots | 15 knots | 17 knots | 16 knots | 18 knots | 16 knots | 10 knots | 17 knots | 14 knots | 22 knots | 23 knots | 24 knots | 30 knots | 26 knots | 26 knots | 22 knots | 26 knots | 26 knots |
| Visibility | 17 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 29 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 28 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 85% | 82% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 75% | 80% | 84% | 72% | 72% | 81% | 89% | 92% | 87% | 89% | 93% | 90% | 87% | 92% | 88% | 86% | 81% | 86% | 85% |
| Pressure | 995 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.0° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | -1.6° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 3.8° Celsius | 3.5° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 3.2° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.9° Celsius |
Sunday (30 November 2025)
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4.8° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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3.4° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NNE
17
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N
18
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NNE
15
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N
12
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13
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N
12
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NNE
9
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NNW
11
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| Wind gust | 21 knots | 23 knots | 18 knots | 15 knots | 18 knots | 16 knots | 15 knots | 15 knots |
| Visibility | 25 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 29 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 77% | 82% | 74% | 72% | 87% | 88% | 84% | 89% |
| Pressure | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.1° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius |
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