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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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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 Mist Mist Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist
Temperature
10.6°
11.3°
12.0°
12.9°
13.4°
13.7°
13.0°
13.3°
12.6°
12.2°
11.9°
11.4°
10.8°
10.4°
10.1°
10.2°
Wind Direction and speed
ESE 9
ESE 11
SE 10
SE 9
SE 10
SE 12
ESE 13
ESE 14
ESE 17
ESE 17
ESE 10
ESE 8
ESE 6
ESE 6
ESE 6
SE 7
Wind gust 11 15 16 13 13 15 15 17 21 22 19 14 11 9 9 9
Visibility 4 4 6 7 8 7 8 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 2
Humidity 96% 92% 89% 85% 82% 80% 82% 82% 84% 86% 87% 89% 92% 94% 95% 96%
Pressure 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,010 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,011 1,012 1,012 1,012 1,013 1,013 1,013
Dew point temperature 10.0° 10.1° 10.2° 10.5° 10.4° 10.3° 10.0° 10.3° 10.0° 10.0° 9.8° 9.7° 9.6° 9.5° 9.4° 9.6°

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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Sunny day
Temperature
10.4°
10.4°
10.4°
10.1°
9.9°
10.5°
11.3°
12.0°
Wind Direction and speed
SSE 7
SSE 7
SSE 7
SSE 5
SSE 4
SE 3
SSE 5
SE 6
Wind gust 12 10 9 9 8 7 8 8
Visibility 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 5
Humidity 96% 95% 96% 95% 95% 95% 92% 89%
Pressure 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,013 1,014 1,014
Dew point temperature 9.8° 9.7° 9.8° 9.3° 9.2° 9.8° 10.1° 10.2°

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