Coast and sea
Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport
- Location 58.954, -2.9
- Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
Thursday (1 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
3.0° Celsius
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2.7° Celsius
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2.7° Celsius
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2.8° Celsius
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1.7° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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1.4° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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1.3° Celsius
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2.3° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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0.0° Celsius
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2.7° Celsius
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1.2° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NNW
32
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NW
24
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NNW
31
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NNW
26
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NNW
28
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NW
26
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N
28
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NW
28
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NNW
32
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NNW
28
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NNW
27
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N
31
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NNW
23
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NNW
29
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NNW
28
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| Wind gust | 41 knots | 36 knots | 39 knots | 36 knots | 37 knots | 39 knots | 36 knots | 38 knots | 44 knots | 38 knots | 38 knots | 40 knots | 38 knots | 36 knots | 40 knots |
| Visibility | 17 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 9 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 2 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 72% | 79% | 78% | 85% | 77% | 64% | 88% | 82% | 85% | 81% | 64% | 83% | 92% | 67% | 80% |
| Pressure | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -1.6° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.9° Celsius | 0.5° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -3.6° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | -1.6° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -1.6° Celsius | -3.7° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius | -2.7° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius |
Friday (2 January 2026)
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| Temperature |
2.6° Celsius
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2.4° Celsius
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0.8° Celsius
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2.4° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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1.8° Celsius
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1.8° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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1.2° Celsius
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1.2° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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2.2° Celsius
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0.5° Celsius
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0.9° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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1.4° Celsius
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0.8° Celsius
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1.1° Celsius
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-0.1° Celsius
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0.3° Celsius
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1.8° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NNW
29
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NNW
27
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NW
25
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N
22
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N
16
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NE
16
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NE
9
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N
22
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N
21
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N
18
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NNW
16
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N
18
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NNW
17
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NNW
30
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NNW
23
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N
24
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NNW
26
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NW
21
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NW
24
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N
29
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NNW
29
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N
28
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N
30
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N
20
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| Wind gust | 36 knots | 38 knots | 37 knots | 28 knots | 22 knots | 22 knots | 12 knots | 32 knots | 26 knots | 24 knots | 31 knots | 25 knots | 23 knots | 40 knots | 33 knots | 37 knots | 36 knots | 29 knots | 38 knots | 37 knots | 39 knots | 36 knots | 38 knots | 30 knots |
| Visibility | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | 37 nautical miles | 3 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 30 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 69% | 76% | 94% | 85% | 94% | 87% | 87% | 88% | 93% | 90% | 95% | 91% | 83% | 94% | 85% | 84% | 74% | 73% | 75% | 84% | 88% | 70% | 76% | 71% |
| Pressure | 999 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 998 hectopascals | 999 hectopascals | 1,000 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,003 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,004 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -2.6° Celsius | -1.4° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | 1.2° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | -1.3° Celsius | -1.3° Celsius | -2.8° Celsius | -3.4° Celsius | -2.9° Celsius | -2.5° Celsius | -1.4° Celsius | -3.1° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -3.1° Celsius |
Saturday (3 January 2026)
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2.1° Celsius
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1.2° Celsius
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0.1° Celsius
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0.1° Celsius
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0.6° Celsius
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0.3° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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0.8° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
N
24
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N
23
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NNW
26
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N
18
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N
22
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N
24
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N
22
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N
28
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NW
27
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| Wind gust | 32 knots | 31 knots | 34 knots | 23 knots | 27 knots | 32 knots | 29 knots | 38 knots | 38 knots |
| Visibility | 30 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles | 5 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | < 1 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 77% | 89% | 95% | 98% | 96% | 96% | 86% | 82% | 87% |
| Pressure | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,006 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -1.5° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -0.1° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | -0.6° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius |
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