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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Thursday (16 May 2024)

06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Mist Mist Mist
Temperature
11.6°
13.0°
13.8°
14.3°
14.3°
14.9°
14.9°
15.4°
14.2°
13.2°
12.9°
11.9°
10.8°
10.0°
9.4°
9.6°
Wind Direction and speed
ESE 12
SE 13
SE 15
ESE 17
SE 18
SE 15
SE 13
ESE 14
ESE 14
ESE 14
SE 12
ESE 13
SE 14
SE 12
SE 6
SE 11
Wind gust 17 19 21 22 24 23 19 18 20 19 17 17 18 18 14 14
Visibility 6 9 10 11 11 12 9 10 9 8 8 6 4 4 2 3
Humidity 93% 87% 80% 79% 77% 74% 74% 75% 77% 81% 84% 87% 92% 95% 97% 97%
Pressure 1,010 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013
Dew point temperature 10.5° 10.9° 10.5° 10.7° 10.3° 10.4° 10.4° 11.1° 10.3° 10.1° 10.2° 9.9° 9.6° 9.3° 8.9° 9.2°

Friday (17 May 2024)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Mist Mist Mist Clear night Sunny day Mist Sunny day Sunny day
Temperature
9.4°
10.3°
9.8°
10.0°
9.7°
10.2°
11.8°
13.3°
Wind Direction and speed
SE 10
SSE 14
SSE 13
SSE 12
SE 11
SE 10
SE 6
SSE 6
Wind gust 15 17 17 17 14 12 12 10
Visibility 3 4 4 5 4 4 6 9
Humidity 97% 96% 95% 94% 95% 96% 91% 84%
Pressure 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,014 1,014 1,014
Dew point temperature 9.0° 9.7° 9.0° 9.0° 8.9° 9.6° 10.4° 10.6°

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