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Marine observations - Lerwick (S. Screen)

  • Location 60.139, -1.183
  • Altitude 82 m above mean sea level
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Wednesday (4 March 2026)

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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Mist Mist Mist Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist
Temperature
6.9° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
7.1° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
6.6° Celsius
6.9° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 19
SSW 20
SSW 18
SSW 20
SSW 17
SSW 14
S 13
S 11
S 12
S 13
S 16
S 15
S 14
S 15
Wind gust 25 knots 25 knots 23 knots 25 knots 20 knots 17 knots 16 knots 14 knots 16 knots 18 knots 20 knots 20 knots 17 knots 20 knots
Visibility 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 2 nautical miles
Humidity 74% 75% 76% 72% 79% 84% 90% 92% 94% 96% 96% 95% 96% 97%
Pressure 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,017 hectopascals 1,017 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,015 hectopascals 1,015 hectopascals 1,014 hectopascals 1,014 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 2.6° Celsius 2.7° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 4.1° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 5.9° Celsius 6.1° Celsius 6.4° Celsius 6.0° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.3° Celsius

Thursday (5 March 2026)

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 Light rain Light rain Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Light rain Mist Light rain Cloudy Mist Mist Drizzle Light rain Light rain Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast
Temperature
6.8° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
6.9° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.6° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
7.4° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.2° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
6.5° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
5.2° Celsius
5.0° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
S 18
S 19
S 18
S 19
S 21
S 21
S 23
S 22
S 25
S 26
S 21
S 20
SSW 22
SW 23
SW 20
WSW 18
W 11
W 7
W 8
WNW 12
W 9
W 8
WNW 5
WNW 7
Wind gust 22 knots 25 knots 23 knots 24 knots 25 knots 28 knots 30 knots 31 knots 34 knots 32 knots 26 knots 26 knots 30 knots 30 knots 25 knots 22 knots 15 knots 9 knots 11 knots 16 knots 12 knots 10 knots 7 knots 10 knots
Visibility 2 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 21 nautical miles
Humidity 97% 97% 97% 97% 96% 96% 97% 97% 98% 98% 98% 96% 91% 92% 95% 96% 88% 88% 92% 92% 92% 84% 78% 78%
Pressure 1,013 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,014 hectopascals 1,014 hectopascals 1,015 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,017 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 6.4° Celsius 6.4° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.2° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 6.5° Celsius 7.1° Celsius 7.3° Celsius 7.0° Celsius 6.9° Celsius 7.0° Celsius 6.9° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 4.7° Celsius 4.7° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 3.0° Celsius 2.3° Celsius 2.0° Celsius

Friday (6 March 2026)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day
Temperature
5.1° Celsius
5.3° Celsius
5.0° Celsius
4.3° Celsius
3.8° Celsius
4.7° Celsius
4.0° Celsius
3.1° Celsius
3.0° Celsius
5.6° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
W 5
WNW 7
WNW 5
WNW 8
WNW 8
WNW 7
W 6
WNW 4
WSW 2
WSW 3
Wind gust 6 knots 9 knots 7 knots 9 knots 9 knots 8 knots 7 knots 5 knots 3 knots 4 knots
Visibility 22 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 27 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 25 nautical miles 31 nautical miles 29 nautical miles 25 nautical miles
Humidity 81% 77% 74% 77% 74% 68% 71% 75% 80% 81%
Pressure 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 2.1° Celsius 1.7° Celsius 0.8° Celsius 0.6° Celsius -0.5° Celsius -0.8° Celsius -0.8° Celsius -0.9° Celsius -0.1° Celsius 2.7° Celsius

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