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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 Partly cloudy (night) 9° Celsius 7° Celsius No data; 87 percent S 13 knots 15 Nautical miles 1,010 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Boulmer Overcast 11° Celsius 8° Celsius No data; 84 percent WSW 5 knots 14 Nautical miles 1,013 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Donna Nook Mist 9° Celsius 8° Celsius No data; 97 percent SSW 8 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,016 Hectopascals No data; No data;
F3 No data; 8° Celsius 7° Celsius 10° Celsius 99 percent N 4 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals 8 seconds 0.2 metres
Kirkwall Airport Cloudy 7° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 90 percent SSW 7 knots 21 Nautical miles 1,007 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lerwick (S. Screen) Mist 7° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 94 percent SSW 11 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,007 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Leuchars Cloudy 10° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 77 percent SW 10 knots 25 Nautical miles 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lossiemouth Cloudy 10° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 68 percent SW 12 knots 21 Nautical miles 1,009 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Manston No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
Sandettie No data; 7° Celsius 7° Celsius 10° Celsius 98 percent S 2 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals 14 seconds 0.3 metres
Shoeburyness Fog 8° Celsius 8° Celsius No data; 99 percent E 5 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Weybourne Mist 9° Celsius 7° Celsius No data; 91 percent S 6 knots 1 Nautical miles 1,017 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Wick John O Groats Airport Cloudy 9° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 73 percent SW 11 knots 18 Nautical miles 1,008 Hectopascals No data; No data;

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 No data; 11° Celsius 7° Celsius 12° Celsius 75 percent NNE 8 knots No data; 1,019 Hectopascals 9 seconds 2.7 metres
Gascogne No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
K1 No data; 11° Celsius 6° Celsius 12° Celsius 75 percent WSW 19 knots No data; 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K2 No data; 10° Celsius 9° Celsius 11° Celsius 88 percent SSW 27 knots No data; 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K7 No data; 8° Celsius 6° Celsius 10° Celsius 87 percent SSW 12 knots No data; 1,005 Hectopascals No data; No data;
M6 No data; 11° Celsius 9° Celsius 11° Celsius 91 percent W 17 knots No data; 1,003 Hectopascals 7 seconds 4.8 metres
Pap No data; 12° Celsius 10° Celsius 12° Celsius 92 percent WSW 26 knots No data; 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;

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 Mist 10° Celsius 9° Celsius No data; 97 percent SSE 5 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,017 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Channel No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 94 percent SSW 4 knots No data; 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Culdrose Sunny intervals 8° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 86 percent W 8 knots 26 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
E1 No data; 11° Celsius 8° Celsius 11° Celsius 83 percent WSW 10 knots No data; 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Greenwich Light Vessel No data; 13° Celsius 13° Celsius 11° Celsius 99 percent SE 1 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals 10 seconds 0.4 metres
Guernsey Mist 10° Celsius 10° Celsius No data; 97 percent SW 3 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Jersey Mist 11° Celsius 9° Celsius No data; 87 percent NW 2 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Jersey Buoy No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
L4 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; 1,017 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Mount Batten Overcast 10° Celsius 9° Celsius No data; 90 percent SW 8 knots 20 Nautical miles 1,017 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Needles Old Battery No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
Seven Stones No data; 10° Celsius 6° Celsius 11° Celsius 77 percent No data; 10 Nautical miles 1,018 Hectopascals 10 seconds 2 metres

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 Sunny day 8° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 82 percent S 6 knots 16 Nautical miles 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Belmullet Cloudy 8° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 72 percent SSW 21 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,010 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Campbeltown Airport Cloudy 8° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 88 percent SSE 8 knots 40 Nautical miles 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Crosby Light rain 10° Celsius 9° Celsius No data; 92 percent SSE 4 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,015 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Islay Airport Sunny day 6° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 83 percent SSW 2 knots 13 Nautical miles 1,011 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K4 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; SSW 32 knots No data; 1,002 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K5 No data; 9° Celsius 6° Celsius 10° Celsius 83 percent No data; No data; 996 Hectopascals No data; No data;
M2 No data; 9° Celsius 8° Celsius 9° Celsius 92 percent S 13 knots No data; 1,013 Hectopascals 4 seconds 0.7 metres
M3 No data; 10° Celsius 3° Celsius 10° Celsius 64 percent SW 20 knots No data; 1,015 Hectopascals 6 seconds 3.05 metres
M4 No data; 9° Celsius 5° Celsius 11° Celsius 78 percent S 26 knots No data; 1,012 Hectopascals 6 seconds 2.46 metres
M5 No data; 10° Celsius 6° Celsius 10° Celsius 77 percent WSW 16 knots No data; 1,015 Hectopascals 5 seconds 1.56 metres
Malin Head Sunny intervals 8° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 71 percent SW 6 knots 16 Nautical miles 1,010 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Roches Point Sunny day 8° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 71 percent SW 12 knots 26 Nautical miles 1,016 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Ronaldsway Overcast 9° Celsius 8° Celsius No data; 92 percent S 9 knots 10 Nautical miles 1,013 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Skye/Lusa No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; No data;
South Uist Range Cloudy 8° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 74 percent SSW 24 knots 17 Nautical miles 1,007 Hectopascals No data; No data;
St. Bees Head Fog 7° Celsius 7° Celsius No data; 100 percent S 11 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Light rain 6° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 91 percent SSW 20 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,007 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Tiree Sunny day 7° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 79 percent SW 13 knots 14 Nautical miles 1,009 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valentia Observatory Light shower (day) 8° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 68 percent SSW 12 knots 16 Nautical miles 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valley Drizzle 9° Celsius 8° Celsius No data; 90 percent SSW 14 knots 11 Nautical miles 1,014 Hectopascals No data; No data;

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