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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 (29 March 2025)

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Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Temperature
5.9° Celsius
5.8° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.4° Celsius
6.3° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
W 8
W 7
W 8
W 7
W 6
Wind gust 10 knots 9 knots 12 knots 10 knots 8 knots
Visibility 7 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 5 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 5 nautical miles
Humidity 86% 86% 88% 90% 94%
Pressure 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals 995 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 3.8° Celsius 3.7° Celsius 4.7° Celsius 4.9° Celsius 5.3° Celsius

Sunday (30 March 2025)

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 Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
6.8° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
6.5° Celsius
6.7° Celsius
6.8° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.3° Celsius
8.3° Celsius
10.4° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
9.2° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
9.7° Celsius
8.6° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
6.9° Celsius
7.0° Celsius
7.2° Celsius
7.4° Celsius
7.5° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
WNW 9
WNW 9
W 7
WNW 8
WNW 9
WNW 9
WNW 9
WNW 10
NNW 10
NNW 10
NNW 9
NNW 8
N 7
N 5
NNE 4
NNE 3
NW 4
SSE 1
SW 0
SSW 2
S 3
S 2
S 4
S 3
Wind gust 11 knots 12 knots 10 knots 10 knots 11 knots 12 knots 12 knots 14 knots 13 knots 12 knots 13 knots 11 knots 10 knots 6 knots 5 knots 4 knots 5 knots 2 knots 2 knots 4 knots 4 knots 4 knots 5 knots 4 knots
Visibility 9 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 7 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 3 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 9 nautical miles 8 nautical miles 9 nautical miles
Humidity 93% 92% 93% 92% 91% 92% 89% 96% 92% 82% 88% 77% 77% 74% 76% 78% 66% 75% 78% 85% 89% 90% 90% 90%
Pressure 997 hectopascals 999 hectopascals 1,000 hectopascals 1,002 hectopascals 1,003 hectopascals 1,004 hectopascals 1,007 hectopascals 1,009 hectopascals 1,011 hectopascals 1,013 hectopascals 1,016 hectopascals 1,017 hectopascals 1,018 hectopascals 1,019 hectopascals 1,020 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 5.7° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 5.4° Celsius 5.4° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 6.3° Celsius 5.5° Celsius 7.0° Celsius 7.9° Celsius 6.5° Celsius 6.5° Celsius 6.6° Celsius 5.3° Celsius 5.0° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 6.1° Celsius 3.5° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 4.1° Celsius 4.5° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.7° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 5.9° Celsius

Monday (31 March 2025)

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
Weather
Weather Symbol Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature
7.7° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
7.6° Celsius
7.7° Celsius
7.8° Celsius
7.9° Celsius
8.4° Celsius
9.5° Celsius
11.5° Celsius
11.6° Celsius
16.8° Celsius
15.9° Celsius
15.7° Celsius
15.4° Celsius
15.0° Celsius
14.9° Celsius
14.1° Celsius
12.8° Celsius
Wind Direction and speed
S 4
S 5
S 5
S 4
S 5
S 6
SSW 5
S 5
SSW 6
SSW 4
SSE 4
W 6
W 9
SW 6
W 7
W 5
W 3
SSW 2
WSW 4
Wind gust 6 knots 9 knots 7 knots 6 knots 7 knots 8 knots 7 knots 7 knots 7 knots 6 knots 6 knots 10 knots 12 knots 8 knots 9 knots 8 knots 5 knots 3 knots 6 knots
Visibility 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 10 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 11 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 14 nautical miles 13 nautical miles 12 nautical miles 13 nautical miles
Humidity 88% 87% 87% 85% 84% 84% 85% 85% 83% 79% 80% 67% 68% 69% 68% 70% 70% 75% 74%
Pressure 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,021 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,022 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,023 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,024 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals 1,025 hectopascals
Dew point temperature 5.8° Celsius 5.8° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.1° Celsius 5.2° Celsius 5.6° Celsius 6.1° Celsius 6.7° Celsius 8.0° Celsius 8.2° Celsius 10.6° Celsius 9.9° Celsius 10.0° Celsius 9.6° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.5° Celsius 9.6° Celsius 8.3° Celsius

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