Coast and sea
Marine observations - Valentia Observatory
- Location 51.933, -10.25
- Altitude 25 m above mean sea level
Tuesday (20 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
7.2° Celsius
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6.6° Celsius
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6.9° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SW
12
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S
8
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S
10
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S
6
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| Wind gust | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Visibility | 16 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 78% | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Pressure | 987 hectopascals | 987 hectopascals | 987 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 3.6° Celsius | 4.1° Celsius | 4.3° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius |
Wednesday (21 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
6.4° Celsius
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7.4° Celsius
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5.6° Celsius
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6.3° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.4° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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7.3° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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9.8° Celsius
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10.4° Celsius
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10.6° Celsius
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10.3° Celsius
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9.4° Celsius
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8.8° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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7.4° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
S
10
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SE
10
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SSE
8
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SE
6
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ESE
12
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E
12
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ESE
12
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E
14
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E
19
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ENE
16
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ENE
14
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E
16
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E
10
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SE
8
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ESE
4
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SE
6
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ESE
4
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NE
2
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N
0
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NNW
8
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NNW
12
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NW
12
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NNW
10
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NNW
6
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| Wind gust | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 37 knots | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Visibility | 18 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 68% | 74% | 86% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 79% | 82% | 75% | 75% | 78% | 84% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 85% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 90% | 88% | 82% | 83% |
| Pressure | 985 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 981 hectopascals | 979 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 976 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 972 hectopascals | 971 hectopascals | 970 hectopascals | 970 hectopascals | 971 hectopascals | 971 hectopascals | 971 hectopascals | 972 hectopascals | 973 hectopascals | 974 hectopascals | 975 hectopascals | 976 hectopascals | 978 hectopascals | 979 hectopascals | 980 hectopascals | 981 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.0° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.3° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 3.4° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 5.7° Celsius | 6.4° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius | 6.7° Celsius | 6.6° Celsius | 7.0° Celsius | 7.1° Celsius | 7.0° Celsius | 7.2° Celsius | 6.3° Celsius | 5.5° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius | 5.0° Celsius |
Thursday (22 January 2026)
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8.0° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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7.4° Celsius
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8.5° Celsius
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8.5° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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8.0° Celsius
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7.9° Celsius
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8.3° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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8.6° Celsius
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9.0° Celsius
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8.9° Celsius
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7.2° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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2.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
WNW
6
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WNW
4
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WNW
6
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W
10
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10
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WNW
16
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WNW
16
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WNW
14
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WNW
14
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W
16
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WNW
16
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WNW
12
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W
12
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W
6
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W
8
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W
4
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W
4
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ENE
2
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E
2
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SSE
2
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| Wind gust | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Visibility | 26 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 7 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 11 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 82% | 80% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 82% | 87% | 83% | 81% | 76% | 77% | 70% | 66% | 71% | 65% | 65% | 69% | 74% | 75% | 85% |
| Pressure | 982 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 986 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 985 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 984 hectopascals | 983 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals | 982 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 5.2° Celsius | 4.5° Celsius | 4.7° Celsius | 6.1° Celsius | 5.9° Celsius | 5.4° Celsius | 5.9° Celsius | 5.2° Celsius | 4.8° Celsius | 4.0° Celsius | 4.1° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 2.9° Celsius | 3.7° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 0.5° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius |
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