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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 Light rain 6° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 97 percent E 5 knots 6 Nautical miles 1,002 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Boulmer Overcast 2° Celsius 2° Celsius No data; 99 percent WSW 2 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Donna Nook Overcast 6° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 98 percent NE 3 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
F3 No data; 8° Celsius 7° Celsius 10° Celsius 93 percent ESE 15 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals 5 seconds 0.3 metres
Kirkwall Airport Light rain 5° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 94 percent ESE 20 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,005 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lerwick (S. Screen) Drizzle 4° Celsius 2° Celsius No data; 91 percent SE 25 knots 6 Nautical miles 1,010 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Leuchars Fog 3° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 99 percent W 3 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,002 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Lossiemouth Mist 6° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 90 percent ESE 5 knots 14 Nautical miles 1,002 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; 8° Celsius 7° Celsius 10° Celsius 93 percent E 17 knots 1 Nautical miles 999 Hectopascals 7 seconds 0.3 metres
Shoeburyness Light rain 7° Celsius 7° Celsius No data; 99 percent E 9 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Weybourne Mist 7° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 95 percent SE 5 knots 2 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Wick John O Groats Airport Light rain 6° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 91 percent SE 21 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,003 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 6° Celsius 12° Celsius 72 percent SE 26 knots No data; 996 Hectopascals 9 seconds 4.6 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 7° Celsius 12° Celsius 78 percent ESE 34 knots No data; 989 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K2 No data; 11° Celsius 6° Celsius 12° Celsius 72 percent ESE 31 knots No data; 991 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K7 No data; 7° Celsius 4° Celsius 9° Celsius 83 percent SE 26 knots No data; 1,006 Hectopascals No data; No data;
M6 No data; 11° Celsius 7° Celsius 12° Celsius 74 percent ESE 25 knots No data; 989 Hectopascals 8 seconds 5.63 metres
Pap No data; 11° Celsius 10° Celsius 12° Celsius 93 percent ESE 35 knots No data; 978 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 Overcast 6° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 96 percent N 8 knots 25 Nautical miles 999 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Channel No data; 9° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 76 percent NW 19 knots No data; 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Culdrose Clear night 4° Celsius 2° Celsius No data; 86 percent NE 4 knots 9 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
E1 No data; 9° Celsius 5° Celsius 11° Celsius 75 percent NNW 11 knots No data; 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Greenwich Light Vessel No data; 8° Celsius 7° Celsius 10° Celsius 90 percent SW 9 knots 5 Nautical miles 996 Hectopascals 7 seconds 1 metres
Guernsey Partly cloudy (night) 7° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 74 percent NW 10 knots 26 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Jersey Clear night 7° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 77 percent NW 12 knots 15 Nautical miles 1,000 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; 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Mount Batten Clear night 5° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 92 percent NW 5 knots 9 Nautical miles 1,001 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; 9° Celsius 3° Celsius 11° Celsius 63 percent No data; 10 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals 11 seconds 3.6 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 Mist 4° Celsius 4° Celsius No data; 95 percent SSE 2 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Belmullet No data; 3° Celsius 2° Celsius No data; 90 percent ENE 2 knots 5 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Campbeltown Airport Overcast 6° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 97 percent ESE 1 knots 3 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Crosby Mist 6° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 97 percent SW 5 knots 4 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Islay Airport Mist 5° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 100 percent NW 2 knots 16 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K4 No data; No data; No data; No data; No data; SSE 13 knots No data; 997 Hectopascals No data; No data;
K5 No data; 10° Celsius 7° Celsius 11° Celsius 82 percent No data; No data; 999 Hectopascals No data; No data;
M2 No data; 8° Celsius 6° Celsius 10° Celsius 82 percent WNW 10 knots No data; 1,001 Hectopascals 4 seconds 0.7 metres
M3 No data; 10° Celsius 5° Celsius 10° Celsius 75 percent ESE 17 knots No data; 997 Hectopascals 12 seconds 6.48 metres
M4 No data; 9° Celsius 4° Celsius 10° Celsius 67 percent E 5 knots No data; 1,000 Hectopascals 11 seconds 5.27 metres
M5 No data; 9° Celsius 2° Celsius 10° Celsius 63 percent NNE 3 knots No data; 1,001 Hectopascals 9 seconds 2.97 metres
Malin Head Mist 4° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 92 percent SSW 6 knots 4 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Roches Point No data; 6° Celsius 3° Celsius No data; 82 percent ENE 8 knots 9 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Ronaldsway Overcast 7° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 90 percent NW 5 knots 20 Nautical miles 1,000 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 Light rain 7° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 94 percent S 5 knots < 1 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
St. Bees Head Mist 5° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 99 percent SE 2 knots 1 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Stornoway Airport - Climate Station Overcast 6° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 91 percent ESE 7 knots 34 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Tiree Overcast 5° Celsius 5° Celsius No data; 97 percent W 3 knots 8 Nautical miles 1,000 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valentia Observatory No data; 7° Celsius 2° Celsius No data; 68 percent E 8 knots 9 Nautical miles 998 Hectopascals No data; No data;
Valley Light rain 7° Celsius 6° Celsius No data; 94 percent NNE 0 knots 8 Nautical miles 1,001 Hectopascals No data; No data;

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