Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Monday (12 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
8.2° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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7.6° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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7.5° Celsius
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7.4° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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7.0° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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6.8° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
S
25
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S
22
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SSW
24
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S
20
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SSW
22
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SSW
22
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SSW
23
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SSW
22
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SSW
21
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SSW
17
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SW
17
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SW
16
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SW
17
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SW
15
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| Wind gust | 34 knots | 30 knots | 36 knots | 27 knots | 32 knots | 32 knots | 31 knots | 29 knots | 27 knots | 24 knots | 23 knots | 24 knots | 22 knots | 23 knots |
| Visibility | 18 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 83% | 82% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 85% | 86% | 86% | 85% | 89% | 84% |
| Pressure | 978 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 979 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 981 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 987 hectopascals | 988 hectopascals | 989 hectopascals | 990 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 5.4° Celsius | 5.3° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 4.4° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 4.6° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.7° Celsius | 4.9° Celsius | 4.7° Celsius | 4.6° Celsius |
Tuesday (13 January 2026)
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6.8° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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3.9° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.7° Celsius
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5.2° Celsius
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4.6° Celsius
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4.6° Celsius
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3.9° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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4.1° 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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3.4° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SW
11
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SSW
9
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SSW
11
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SSW
6
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SW
11
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SW
8
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SSW
9
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SSW
8
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SSW
9
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SSW
9
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SW
9
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SSW
7
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SW
7
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W
12
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W
9
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WSW
7
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WSW
6
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WSW
13
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SW
10
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WSW
11
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WSW
17
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WSW
14
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13
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WSW
17
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| Wind gust | 15 knots | 13 knots | 13 knots | 7 knots | 16 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 10 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 11 knots | 9 knots | 9 knots | 16 knots | 12 knots | 9 knots | 8 knots | 19 knots | 13 knots | 15 knots | 22 knots | 19 knots | 20 knots | 24 knots |
| Visibility | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 40 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 38 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 34 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 32 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 31 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 89% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 95% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 92% | 87% | 91% | 88% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 91% |
| Pressure | 991 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 992 hectopascals | 993 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 994 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 995 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 5.1° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 4.2° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.1° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius |
Wednesday (14 January 2026)
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4.0° Celsius
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3.1° Celsius
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2.8° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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3.1° Celsius
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2.3° Celsius
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2.2° Celsius
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1.7° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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4.9° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WSW
20
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WSW
15
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WSW
13
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WSW
14
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W
14
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8
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W
9
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WSW
5
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WSW
9
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SW
11
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| Wind gust | 29 knots | 22 knots | 16 knots | 19 knots | 22 knots | 11 knots | 12 knots | 6 knots | 12 knots | 16 knots |
| Visibility | 16 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 28 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 88% | 91% | 91% | 84% | 88% | 90% | 87% | 86% | 90% | 92% |
| Pressure | 996 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 996 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 997 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 2.2° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 1.5° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | 1.3° Celsius | 0.8° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius |
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