Coast and sea
Marine observations - Islay Airport
- Location 55.681, -6.256
- Altitude 17 m above mean sea level
Thursday (1 January 2026)
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4.8° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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5.0° Celsius
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5.3° Celsius
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4.7° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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3.8° Celsius
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4.5° Celsius
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3.3° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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3.0° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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2.0° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NW
20
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NW
18
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NW
17
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NW
22
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NNW
24
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NNW
27
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NW
22
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NNW
26
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N
20
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NW
14
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NNW
15
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N
19
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N
16
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N
12
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N
5
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| Wind gust | 31 knots | 30 knots | 36 knots | 28 knots | 43 knots | 39 knots | 41 knots | 35 knots | 34 knots | 26 knots | 31 knots | 31 knots | 23 knots | 22 knots | 18 knots |
| Visibility | 27 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 12 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 4 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 77% | 86% | 87% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 76% | 66% | 83% | 82% | 93% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 93% |
| Pressure | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.2° Celsius | 2.6° Celsius | 2.7° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 1.9° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 0.7° Celsius | -0.9° Celsius | 1.1° Celsius | 1.6° Celsius | 2.2° Celsius | 1.4° Celsius | 1.7° Celsius | 0.9° Celsius | 0.9° Celsius |
Friday (2 January 2026)
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2.8° Celsius
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2.9° Celsius
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2.2° Celsius
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1.8° Celsius
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1.4° Celsius
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0.8° Celsius
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1.7° Celsius
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0.5° Celsius
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1.3° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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3.4° Celsius
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4.2° Celsius
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4.8° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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4.1° Celsius
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3.1° Celsius
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3.2° Celsius
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2.8° Celsius
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2.6° Celsius
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1.9° Celsius
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1.0° Celsius
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0.7° Celsius
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0.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NW
10
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N
17
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N
9
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13
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15
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NNW
19
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NNW
17
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14
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21
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14
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NNW
16
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NNW
19
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NNW
19
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NNW
22
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NNW
19
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NNW
18
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NNW
19
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NNW
17
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NNW
19
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NNW
20
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NNW
17
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NNW
18
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N
20
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NNW
17
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| Wind gust | 21 knots | 27 knots | 28 knots | 25 knots | 32 knots | 38 knots | 26 knots | 37 knots | 31 knots | 32 knots | 25 knots | 31 knots | 35 knots | 35 knots | 35 knots | 29 knots | 28 knots | 24 knots | 27 knots | 32 knots | 30 knots | 38 knots | 33 knots | 34 knots |
| Visibility | 14 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 20 nautical miles | 27 nautical miles | 1 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles | 6 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 14 nautical miles | 10 nautical miles | 17 nautical miles | 18 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 19 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 16 nautical miles | 30 nautical miles | 26 nautical miles | 15 nautical miles | 22 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 91% | 77% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 92% | 76% | 93% | 87% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 72% | 69% | 81% | 68% | 61% | 67% | 78% | 84% | 77% | 91% | 93% | 94% |
| Pressure | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,009 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,010 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,011 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,012 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,013 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | 1.5° Celsius | -0.6° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | -0.6° Celsius | -0.9° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | -2.1° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | -0.9° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | -0.5° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | 0.3° Celsius | -1.2° Celsius | -3.6° Celsius | -2.3° Celsius | -0.7° Celsius | 0.1° Celsius | -1.8° Celsius | -0.2° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius | -0.3° Celsius |
Saturday (3 January 2026)
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1.4° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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1.3° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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2.1° Celsius
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1.7° Celsius
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1.2° Celsius
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1.4° Celsius
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1.5° Celsius
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| Wind Direction and speed |
NNW
19
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N
18
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NNW
16
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N
16
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NNW
15
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N
22
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17
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N
15
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N
11
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| Wind gust | 40 knots | 37 knots | 30 knots | 25 knots | 27 knots | 33 knots | 33 knots | 32 knots | 25 knots |
| Visibility | 23 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 23 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 13 nautical miles | 21 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 25 nautical miles | 24 nautical miles |
| Humidity | 78% | 74% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 82% | 89% | 84% | 83% |
| Pressure | 1,013 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,014 hectopascals | 1,015 hectopascals | 1,015 hectopascals |
| Dew point temperature | -2.1° Celsius | -2.6° Celsius | -3.4° Celsius | -2.9° Celsius | -1.9° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -0.4° Celsius | -1.0° Celsius | -1.1° Celsius |
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