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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Sunday (19 January 2025)

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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Overcast
Temperature
4.5°
4.0°
3.3°
3.4°
3.4°
3.0°
3.5°
4.2°
5.7°
6.8°
7.5°
7.6°
6.1°
3.4°
4.4°
4.6°
4.8°
5.0°
3.5°
2.1°
4.0°
4.2°
Wind Direction and speed
SSE 7
S 6
S 5
SSE 4
SSE 5
SSE 5
SSE 5
SSE 5
SSE 3
SSE 4
SSE 4
SW 2
S 3
S 3
SSE 5
S 4
S 3
SSE 4
S 3
S 3
S 4
SSW 4
Wind gust 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 4 4
Visibility 15 15 11 13 14 14 12 13 10 11 13 17 14 12 9 13 10 9 9 7 8 10
Humidity 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 96% 96% 96% 95% 93% 91% 83% 87% 90% 95% 92% 93% 91% 91% 94% 96% 95%
Pressure 1,018 1,018 1,017 1,017 1,017 1,016 1,016 1,016 1,016 1,015 1,014 1,014 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012
Dew point temperature 4.0° 3.4° 2.5° 2.6° 2.7° 2.4° 2.9° 3.7° 4.9° 5.8° 6.2° 5.0° 4.1° 2.0° 3.7° 3.4° 3.7° 3.7° 2.2° 1.2° 3.5° 3.4°

Monday (20 January 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 Cloudy Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Overcast Cloudy Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
5.0°
5.0°
5.5°
5.3°
4.5°
5.3°
5.5°
4.7°
4.6°
5.4°
5.6°
6.0°
7.1°
7.7°
6.6°
4.9°
4.1°
4.7°
6.2°
5.9°
6.6°
6.3°
5.8°
6.2°
Wind Direction and speed
S 4
S 4
SSW 4
S 4
S 4
S 5
S 5
S 6
S 5
S 5
S 6
S 6
S 5
S 5
S 4
S 4
SSE 4
S 5
SSW 5
SSW 4
S 4
SSW 4
S 4
SSW 4
Wind gust 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4
Visibility 11 9 16 10 9 14 11 11 10 15 18 19 18 21 20 19 17 20 26 22 23 22 22 21
Humidity 94% 94% 94% 93% 95% 94% 96% 97% 97% 96% 93% 91% 88% 84% 86% 90% 93% 94% 93% 89% 90% 92% 94% 94%
Pressure 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,011 1,011 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,009 1,009
Dew point temperature 4.0° 4.1° 4.6° 4.3° 3.7° 4.4° 5.0° 4.2° 4.1° 4.8° 4.6° 4.6° 5.2° 5.1° 4.4° 3.4° 3.1° 3.8° 5.2° 4.2° 5.0° 5.1° 4.9° 5.2°

Tuesday (21 January 2025)

00:00 01:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Partly cloudy (night)
Temperature
4.6°
3.7°
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 3
SSW 1
Wind gust 3 2
Visibility 18 19
Humidity 94% 95%
Pressure 1,008 1,008
Dew point temperature 3.7° 3.0°

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