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Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport

  • Location 58.454, -3.089
  • Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
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Saturday (3 January 2026)

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 Heavy rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Sunny day Light rain Light rain Drizzle Cloudy Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night) Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy (night)
Temperature
-0.2° Celsius
0.6° Celsius
1.1° Celsius
1.0° Celsius
-0.1° Celsius
0.6° Celsius
0.4° Celsius
0.7° Celsius
-0.3° Celsius
0.2° Celsius
-0.1° Celsius
-0.2° Celsius
-0.5° Celsius
-0.4° Celsius
-1.7° Celsius
0.3° Celsius
-0.7° Celsius
0.1° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
N 25
N 14
N 19
N 19
N 31
N 20
N 22
N 21
NNW 22
NNW 20
NNW 17
N 20
N 23
NNW 17
NNW 23
N 22
NNW 16
NNW 20
Wind gust 31 knots 25 knots 26 knots 25 knots 44 knots 26 knots 27 knots 28 knots 29 knots 24 knots 25 knots 24 knots 30 knots 22 knots 35 knots 29 knots 21 knots 27 knots
Visibility < 1 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 2 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 11 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 14 nautical miles
Humidity 99% 97% 76% 84% 87% 78% 76% 73% 81% 76% 85% 77% 82% 83% 94% 67% 83% 71%
Pressure 1,010 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals
Dew point temperature -0.4° Celsius 0.3° Celsius -2.5° Celsius -1.5° Celsius -2.0° Celsius -2.8° Celsius -3.4° Celsius -3.6° Celsius -3.2° Celsius -3.4° Celsius -2.3° Celsius -3.8° Celsius -3.2° Celsius -3.0° Celsius -2.6° Celsius -5.1° Celsius -3.2° Celsius -4.6° Celsius

Sunday (4 January 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 Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Light rain Fog Partly cloudy (night) Light rain Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Overcast Light rain Light snow Heavy rain Light snow Cloudy
Temperature
-0.9° Celsius
-0.5° Celsius
-0.4° Celsius
-1.6° Celsius
-0.7° Celsius
-1.6° Celsius
-0.9° Celsius
-1.9° Celsius
-2.5° Celsius
-1.6° Celsius
-1.1° Celsius
-0.9° Celsius
-0.0° Celsius
-1.3° Celsius
-0.1° Celsius
-0.9° Celsius
-1.4° Celsius
-1.6° Celsius
-2.3° Celsius
0.1° Celsius
-1.8° Celsius
-1.4° Celsius
-1.1° Celsius
0.1° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
NNW 20
NNW 23
NNW 15
NW 15
N 18
NW 14
N 19
N 17
NNW 13
N 20
N 18
NNW 14
NNW 14
NW 15
NNW 11
NW 14
NNW 11
NW 14
NW 10
N 21
NW 12
WNW 10
NW 8
NNE 5
Wind gust 31 knots 30 knots 18 knots 24 knots 22 knots 18 knots 25 knots 23 knots 18 knots 31 knots 24 knots 20 knots 26 knots 19 knots 17 knots 24 knots 14 knots 18 knots 13 knots 31 knots 15 knots 15 knots 13 knots 9 knots
Visibility 14 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 14 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 16 nautical miles 6 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 17 nautical miles < 1 nautical miles 19 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 4 nautical miles 2 nautical miles
Humidity 81% 74% 74% 96% 88% 88% 86% 98% 95% 88% 76% 74% 76% 93% 87% 92% 97% 93% 88% 92% 97% 96% 97% 96%
Pressure 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,006 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,008 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals
Dew point temperature -3.7° Celsius -4.6° Celsius -4.5° Celsius -2.2° Celsius -2.3° Celsius -3.4° Celsius -3.0° Celsius -2.2° Celsius -3.2° Celsius -3.4° Celsius -4.8° Celsius -4.9° Celsius -3.9° Celsius -2.3° Celsius -1.9° Celsius -2.0° Celsius -1.9° Celsius -2.5° Celsius -4.0° Celsius -1.1° Celsius -2.3° Celsius -1.9° Celsius -1.5° Celsius -0.3° Celsius

Monday (5 January 2026)

00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00
Weather
Weather Symbol Heavy rain Heavy snow Light snow Mist Partly cloudy (night) Clear night
Temperature
0.5° Celsius
-0.3° Celsius
-4.4° Celsius
-3.8° Celsius
-2.9° Celsius
-0.1° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
NE 14
NNE 4
NW 6
NW 6
NNW 7
NNW 11
Wind gust 17 knots 5 knots 7 knots 7 knots 8 knots 15 knots
Visibility 1 nautical miles 1 nautical miles 17 nautical miles 15 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 15 nautical miles
Humidity 96% 98% 95% 98% 97% 97%
Pressure 1,010 hectopascals 1,010 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals 1,012 hectopascals
Dew point temperature -0.0° Celsius -0.6° Celsius -5.1° Celsius -4.2° Celsius -3.4° Celsius -0.6° Celsius

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