Coast and sea
Marine observations - Wick John O Groats Airport
- Location 58.454, -3.089
- Altitude 36 m above mean sea level
Monday (2 March 2026)
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| Temperature |
9.3° Celsius
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9.9° Celsius
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10.0° Celsius
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10.1° Celsius
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10.3° Celsius
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9.6° Celsius
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8.7° Celsius
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8.2° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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4.4° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SW
21
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SW
20
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SSW
20
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SSW
15
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SSW
15
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SSW
17
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SSW
13
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SSW
15
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W
20
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WNW
19
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W
16
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W
13
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W
15
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| Wind gust | 27 knots | 28 knots | 28 knots | 20 knots | 20 knots | 24 knots | 17 knots | 21 knots | 26 knots | 25 knots | 19 knots | 16 knots | 20 knots |
| Visibility | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 8 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 66% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 51% | 50% | 56% | 67% | 90% | 90% | 88% | 85% | 79% |
| Pressure | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,001 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,002 hectopascals | 1,005 hectopascals | 1,007 hectopascals | 1,008 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 3.4° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 0.6° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 3.6° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius |
Tuesday (3 March 2026)
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| Temperature |
3.2° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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3.6° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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2.5° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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4.0° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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6.5° Celsius
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8.4° Celsius
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9.3° Celsius
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8.8° Celsius
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8.8° Celsius
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9.0° Celsius
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9.1° Celsius
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8.1° Celsius
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7.1° Celsius
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6.1° Celsius
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5.5° Celsius
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6.0° Celsius
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5.4° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
W
18
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W
16
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W
15
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WSW
14
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WSW
9
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15
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WSW
11
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W
10
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11
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14
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12
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17
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W
15
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15
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WSW
10
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W
10
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WSW
8
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SW
5
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SSW
5
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S
5
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SSW
8
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SSW
7
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SSW
4
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SSW
3
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| Wind gust | 26 knots | 23 knots | 22 knots | 22 knots | 10 knots | 20 knots | 15 knots | 14 knots | 16 knots | 19 knots | 19 knots | 24 knots | 19 knots | 20 knots | 15 knots | 14 knots | 12 knots | 7 knots | 7 knots | 7 knots | 10 knots | 9 knots | 5 knots | 4 knots |
| Visibility | 11 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 76% | 75% | 79% | 79% | 84% | 81% | 86% | 85% | 83% | 74% | 66% | 59% | 62% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 85% | 85% |
| Pressure | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,016 hectopascals | 1,017 hectopascals | 1,018 hectopascals | 1,019 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,023 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,026 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals | 1,025 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -0.7° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | 0.2° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius | 0.0° Celsius | 1.2° Celsius | 1.3° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.4° Celsius | 1.8° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius | 2.8° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 2.1° Celsius | 2.3° Celsius | 2.9° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.5° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius |
Wednesday (4 March 2026)
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4.3° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.7° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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3.1° Celsius
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5.1° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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6.2° Celsius
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7.7° Celsius
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7.8° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
SW
4
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SSW
5
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SSW
4
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S
10
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4
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S
11
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S
10
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S
11
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SSW
12
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S
8
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S
12
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| Wind gust | 7 knots | 6 knots | 5 knots | 16 knots | 7 knots | 17 knots | 15 knots | 17 knots | 18 knots | 14 knots | 20 knots |
| Visibility | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 88% | 86% | 89% | 84% | 82% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 72% | 72% |
| Pressure | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,024 hectopascals | 1,023 hectopascals | 1,022 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,021 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,020 hectopascals | 1,019 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 2.5° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 2.1° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 0.4° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 0.9° Celsius | 2.0° Celsius | 3.0° Celsius | 3.1° Celsius |
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