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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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Friday (28 November 2025)

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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Cloudy Sunny intervals Light rain Drizzle Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Partly cloudy (night)
Temperature
8.2° Celsius
8.9° Celsius
8.8° Celsius
9.9° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
7.3° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
5.9° Celsius
5.3° Celsius
5.0° Celsius
4.9° Celsius
4.6° Celsius
4.4° Celsius
3.9° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SW 32
SW 32
SW 27
WSW 31
WSW 27
WSW 22
W 15
W 13
W 12
W 13
WNW 12
WNW 14
WNW 10
NNW 13
N 4
Wind gust 47 knots 43 knots 37 knots 43 knots 35 knots 31 knots 19 knots 17 knots 17 knots 17 knots 16 knots 19 knots 14 knots 21 knots 6 knots
Visibility 16 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 11 nautical miles
Humidity 70% 68% 74% 66% 82% 90% 88% 92% 90% 91% 92% 90% 92% 93% 93%
Pressure 979 hectopascals 979 hectopascals 979 hectopascals 979 hectopascals 980 hectopascals 982 hectopascals 983 hectopascals 985 hectopascals 986 hectopascals 988 hectopascals 989 hectopascals 990 hectopascals 992 hectopascals 993 hectopascals 995 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.1° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 5.4° Celsius 4.4° Celsius 4.0° Celsius 3.8° Celsius 3.4° Celsius 3.4° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 2.9° Celsius

Saturday (29 November 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 Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
3.5° Celsius
4.0° Celsius
3.5° Celsius
1.4° Celsius
3.3° Celsius
2.6° Celsius
2.5° Celsius
2.0° Celsius
1.6° Celsius
3.6° Celsius
3.6° Celsius
3.3° Celsius
4.5° Celsius
4.1° Celsius
3.0° Celsius
2.4° Celsius
2.5° Celsius
4.2° Celsius
4.2° Celsius
4.5° Celsius
4.8° Celsius
4.9° Celsius
5.2° Celsius
4.6° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
NNW 7
NW 11
NW 15
W 10
NNW 15
NNW 15
WNW 6
NNW 11
NNW 6
N 9
NNW 6
WNW 7
NNW 9
NNW 14
NW 11
NW 11
NNW 9
NNW 12
N 15
NNE 19
N 17
N 20
N 18
N 18
Wind gust 10 knots 14 knots 19 knots 11 knots 23 knots 24 knots 9 knots 14 knots 10 knots 13 knots 8 knots 10 knots 13 knots 19 knots 15 knots 16 knots 11 knots 15 knots 22 knots 26 knots 24 knots 25 knots 23 knots 24 knots
Visibility 13 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 13 nautical miles
Humidity 84% 83% 73% 84% 82% 89% 84% 84% 88% 76% 79% 84% 82% 83% 87% 93% 96% 95% 92% 89% 89% 89% 85% 88%
Pressure 996 hectopascals 996 hectopascals 997 hectopascals 998 hectopascals 999 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,005 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 1.1° Celsius 1.3° Celsius -0.9° Celsius -1.1° Celsius 0.5° Celsius 1.0° Celsius -0.0° Celsius -0.4° Celsius -0.2° Celsius -0.2° Celsius 0.3° Celsius 1.0° Celsius 1.7° Celsius 1.5° Celsius 1.2° Celsius 1.3° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 3.4° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 3.0° Celsius 2.7° Celsius

Sunday (30 November 2025)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Clear night Cloudy Cloudy Clear night Clear night Light rain
Temperature
4.7° Celsius
4.9° Celsius
4.7° Celsius
4.5° Celsius
4.3° Celsius
2.3° Celsius
3.4° Celsius
1.1° Celsius
2.0° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
N 17
N 18
N 17
N 16
N 12
NNW 10
N 14
NNW 8
NNW 10
Wind gust 22 knots 23 knots 22 knots 21 knots 17 knots 13 knots 18 knots 9 knots 13 knots
Visibility 9 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 8 nautical miles
Humidity 91% 81% 83% 80% 80% 88% 90% 90% 95%
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 1,008 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.3° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 2.1° Celsius 1.4° Celsius 1.1° Celsius 0.6° Celsius 1.9° Celsius -0.4° Celsius 1.3° Celsius

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