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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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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 day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Clear night Fog Fog Fog Fog Clear night
Temperature
4.7°
4.3°
4.6°
5.3°
6.2°
6.3°
4.9°
5.7°
6.5°
6.6°
6.9°
7.0°
6.5°
5.4°
4.7°
4.7°
2.6°
0.8°
-1.0°
-1.8°
-0.4°
-1.2°
Wind Direction and speed
S 4
S 1
S 3
S 2
S 4
S 4
SSW 2
SSW 3
S 4
S 5
S 4
S 4
SSE 3
SSE 3
SSE 3
SSE 4
WSW 1
WNW 1
W 2
W 3
SW 2
W 1
Wind gust 5 2 4 5 6 5 3 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 4 6 1 2 2 4 3 1
Visibility 10 10 10 10 12 12 11 11 11 10 12 12 11 8 6 7 4 2 < 1 < 1 7 7
Humidity 92% 92% 94% 89% 82% 83% 88% 82% 82% 82% 78% 78% 79% 89% 90% 90% 88% 95% 95% 98% 98% 98%
Pressure 1,018 1,018 1,017 1,017 1,016 1,016 1,016 1,016 1,016 1,015 1,015 1,014 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012
Dew point temperature 3.5° 3.2° 3.6° 3.8° 3.4° 3.6° 3.0° 2.9° 3.7° 3.7° 3.4° 3.3° 3.1° 3.8° 3.2° 3.1° 0.8° -0.0° -1.7° -2.1° -0.7° -1.5°

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 Cloudy Overcast Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny day Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Cloudy
Temperature
-0.9°
-0.4°
0.8°
1.7°
4.4°
5.7°
5.7°
5.6°
4.8°
5.1°
5.8°
6.8°
7.7°
8.7°
8.4°
6.6°
5.8°
6.2°
6.4°
6.6°
6.6°
6.8°
6.6°
5.7°
Wind Direction and speed
WSW 2
NW 1
W 2
ESE 0
SSE 3
SSE 3
S 4
S 4
S 3
SSW 3
S 3
S 2
SW 2
SSW 3
WSW 1
SW 2
SSW 3
SSW 3
SSE 2
SW 3
SSW 3
SSW 3
SSW 3
S 2
Wind gust 2 2 2 1 4 4 6 5 5 3 4 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3
Visibility 9 8 11 11 9 10 10 13 12 12 10 15 13 14 15 14 13 13 11 14 7 10 10 10
Humidity 98% 98% 98% 98% 97% 92% 91% 85% 89% 86% 86% 80% 80% 74% 75% 80% 83% 82% 89% 85% 85% 90% 92% 91%
Pressure 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,009
Dew point temperature -1.1° -0.7° 0.5° 1.4° 4.0° 4.5° 4.2° 3.2° 3.2° 3.0° 3.7° 3.5° 4.6° 4.4° 4.2° 3.5° 3.1° 3.5° 4.7° 4.3° 4.3° 5.2° 5.3° 4.3°

Tuesday (21 January 2025)

00:00 01:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
5.3°
5.5°
Wind Direction and speed
SW 2
SSW 2
Wind gust 3 2
Visibility 14 14
Humidity 91% 90%
Pressure 1,009 1,008
Dew point temperature 3.9° 4.0°

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