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East and North Coasts

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Aberdeen Airport Overcast 76 SSW 7 19 1,018
Boulmer Cloudy 91 SW 3 17 1,021
Donna Nook Clear night 87 WSW 2 20 1,023
F3
Kirkwall Airport Overcast 77 S 8 27 1,014
Lerwick (S. Screen) Drizzle 78 S 8 25 1,016
Leuchars Light rain 88 WSW 2 17 1,019
Lossiemouth Heavy rain 91 S 3 3 1,015
Manston Clear night 87 W 2 13 1,023
Sandettie
Shoeburyness Cloudy 90 W 1 10 1,024
Weybourne Cloudy 91 WSW 3 15 1,023
Wick John O Groats Airport Light rain 82 SSW 9 10 1,014

Offshore

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Brittany 14° 12° 15° 87 SSE 5 1,020 6 2.1
Gascogne
K1
K2
K7
M6
Pap

South Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Bournemouth Airport Overcast 92 NE 2 16 1,024
Channel
Culdrose Overcast 86 E 2 9 1,023
E1
Greenwich Light Vessel
Guernsey
Jersey Clear night 88 SSE 1 21 1,023
Jersey Buoy
L4
Mount Batten Clear night 78 NE 2 12 1,024
Needles Old Battery
Seven Stones

West Coast

Location Weather
Air Temp.(°C)
Dew pt.
temp. (°C)
Sea temp. (°C)
Humidity (%)
Wind speed
& direction
Visibility (NM)
Pressure (hPa)
Wave
period (seconds)
Wave
height (metres)
Belfast International Airport Light rain 89 S 5 6 1,018
Belmullet Light rain 10° 86 WNW 6 3 1,019
Campbeltown Airport Light rain 92 S 7 3 1,017
Crosby Partly cloudy (night) 90 SSE 3 9 1,023
Islay Airport Light rain 93 SSW 9 13 1,017
K4
K5
M2
M3
M4
M5
Malin Head Clear night 88 SSW 9 24 1,016
Roches Point Partly cloudy (night) 10° 92 S 3 16 1,022
Ronaldsway Overcast 75 SSW 6 22 1,021
Skye/Lusa
South Uist Range Light rain 75 W 8 23 1,012
St. Bees Head Overcast 95 SSE 7 6 1,021
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Light rain 93 SW 9 8 1,012
Tiree Light rain 90 NW 14 2 1,015
Valentia Observatory Overcast 11° 88 ENE 2 11 1,021
Valley Overcast 74 S 7 29 1,022

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