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Marine observations - Kirkwall Airport

  • Location 58.954, -2.9
  • Altitude 26 m above mean sea level
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Monday (2 March 2026)

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 Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Light rain
Temperature
10.4° Celsius
10.5° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
10.0° Celsius
9.6° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
6.3° Celsius
5.4° Celsius
5.3° Celsius
5.9° Celsius
5.9° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
SSW 8
SSW 14
SSW 17
SSW 18
SSW 16
S 12
S 15
SSW 13
WSW 16
W 19
W 16
W 22
W 22
Wind gust 13 knots 19 knots 26 knots 24 knots 23 knots 16 knots 20 knots 17 knots 22 knots 31 knots 21 knots 38 knots 32 knots
Visibility 26 nautical miles 31 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 30 nautical miles 24 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 28 nautical miles 23 nautical miles 26 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 14 nautical miles
Humidity 72% 68% 65% 62% 61% 64% 68% 71% 86% 83% 74% 71% 68%
Pressure 1,000 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,001 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 5.5° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 3.7° Celsius 3.0° Celsius 2.4° Celsius 2.1° Celsius 1.6° Celsius 2.7° Celsius 4.0° Celsius 2.7° Celsius 1.0° Celsius 1.1° Celsius 0.3° Celsius

Tuesday (3 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 Clear night Partly cloudy (night) Heavy rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Drizzle Cloudy Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Partly cloudy (night) Overcast Overcast
Temperature
5.4° Celsius
5.5° Celsius
4.9° Celsius
3.8° Celsius
4.8° Celsius
5.1° Celsius
5.6° Celsius
5.9° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
8.1° Celsius
8.0° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
8.5° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
6.0° Celsius
5.0° Celsius
4.4° Celsius
4.7° Celsius
4.7° Celsius
3.5° Celsius
4.0° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
W 21
WSW 21
W 21
W 28
W 14
W 17
W 17
W 11
W 13
W 16
WSW 22
W 18
WSW 20
W 19
WSW 16
WSW 16
SW 12
SW 10
SSW 10
SSW 9
SSW 9
SSW 8
S 7
SSW 8
Wind gust 30 knots 26 knots 29 knots 44 knots 22 knots 23 knots 24 knots 17 knots 19 knots 27 knots 31 knots 26 knots 26 knots 28 knots 22 knots 22 knots 16 knots 12 knots 11 knots 11 knots 11 knots 9 knots 8 knots 10 knots
Visibility 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 22 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 17 nautical miles
Humidity 70% 72% 75% 85% 83% 80% 72% 75% 75% 72% 80% 76% 76% 75% 75% 73% 79% 84% 88% 87% 88% 89% 90% 91%
Pressure 1,011 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,014 hectopascals 1,015 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,017 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 0.2° Celsius 0.8° Celsius 0.8° Celsius 1.5° Celsius 2.2° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 0.9° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 2.7° Celsius 3.2° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 4.1° Celsius 4.1° Celsius 4.1° Celsius 4.3° Celsius 3.9° Celsius 4.4° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 3.3° Celsius 2.4° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 3.1° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 2.6° Celsius

Wednesday (4 March 2026)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day
Temperature
3.9° Celsius
3.8° Celsius
4.0° Celsius
3.6° Celsius
2.9° Celsius
3.1° Celsius
3.2° Celsius
3.5° Celsius
5.1° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
S 10
S 11
S 11
S 11
S 9
S 12
S 15
S 13
SSW 13
SSW 14
SSW 11
Wind gust 13 knots 13 knots 13 knots 13 knots 11 knots 16 knots 17 knots 17 knots 16 knots 18 knots 16 knots
Visibility 16 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 20 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 18 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 18 nautical miles
Humidity 92% 92% 90% 88% 93% 90% 88% 89% 81% 75% 76%
Pressure 1,024 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 2.7° Celsius 2.6° Celsius 2.6° Celsius 1.9° Celsius 1.8° Celsius 1.7° Celsius 1.3° Celsius 1.8° Celsius 2.2° Celsius 2.9° Celsius 3.2° Celsius

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