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Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport

  • Location 58.454, -3.089
  • Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
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Monday (13 October 2025)

18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
10.4° Celsius
10.1° Celsius
10.1° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
N 6
N 7
N 6
NNW 3
NW 4
N 6
Wind gust 8 knots 10 knots 8 knots 4 knots 6 knots 8 knots
Visibility 12 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 26 nautical miles 26 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 31 nautical miles
Humidity 92% 95% 93% 94% 95% 95%
Pressure 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 9.2° Celsius 9.3° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.1° Celsius

Tuesday (14 October 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Heavy rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Overcast
Temperature
10.2° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
9.1° Celsius
9.4° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
10.4° Celsius
10.8° Celsius
11.2° Celsius
10.9° Celsius
11.6° Celsius
11.8° Celsius
11.3° Celsius
10.6° Celsius
10.2° Celsius
9.8° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
9.4° Celsius
9.1° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
NNE 6
NW 3
NW 4
WNW 4
W 3
WNW 4
WSW 3
W 4
WSW 5
WSW 4
WSW 4
WNW 4
WNW 6
NW 9
NW 9
WNW 7
NW 5
NW 6
WNW 7
W 6
W 6
W 8
W 7
W 8
Wind gust 6 knots 4 knots 6 knots 4 knots 4 knots 6 knots 4 knots 4 knots 6 knots 4 knots 6 knots 8 knots 8 knots 12 knots 12 knots 8 knots 8 knots 8 knots 8 knots 8 knots 10 knots 10 knots 10 knots 10 knots
Visibility 36 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 20 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 23 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 26 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 22 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 21 nautical miles
Humidity 93% 94% 96% 96% 97% 98% 98% 96% 94% 93% 91% 90% 97% 89% 88% 88% 94% 96% 95% 96% 96% 96% 95% 96%
Pressure 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 9.1° Celsius 8.8° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 8.9° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.2° Celsius 9.4° Celsius 9.7° Celsius 10.4° Celsius 9.8° Celsius 9.9° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.7° Celsius 9.7° Celsius 9.1° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 9.0° Celsius 8.8° Celsius 8.4° Celsius 7.0° Celsius

Wednesday (15 October 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
Weather
Weather Symbol Clear night Clear night Clear night Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Sunny day
Temperature
7.3° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
8.5° Celsius
8.8° Celsius
8.6° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
8.9° Celsius
10.9° Celsius
12.6° Celsius
13.4° Celsius
14.1° Celsius
14.4° Celsius
14.3° Celsius
14.5° Celsius
13.4° Celsius
11.0° Celsius
11.1° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
W 9
W 10
W 9
W 13
W 9
W 10
W 10
WNW 12
W 10
WNW 13
WNW 17
WNW 15
NW 18
WNW 15
WNW 10
WNW 10
W 6
W 6
Wind gust 12 knots 14 knots 12 knots 16 knots 12 knots 12 knots 12 knots 16 knots 14 knots 17 knots 21 knots 21 knots 23 knots 19 knots 14 knots 14 knots 8 knots 8 knots
Visibility 23 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 32 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 30 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 21 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 19 nautical miles
Humidity 98% 95% 94% 94% 91% 92% 94% 93% 92% 89% 85% 77% 76% 77% 73% 77% 86% 88%
Pressure 1,032 hectopascals 1,032 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,031 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,030 hectopascals 1,029 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 7.0° Celsius 6.7° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 7.6° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.4° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.8° Celsius 9.7° Celsius 10.8° Celsius 11.0° Celsius 10.1° Celsius 10.2° Celsius 10.3° Celsius 9.8° Celsius 9.4° Celsius 8.8° Celsius 9.2° Celsius

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