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Weather in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom

Now
12 °C

Light rain. Broken clouds.


Feels Like: 9 °C
Forecast: 13 / 9 °C
Wind: 30 km/h from Southeast

Location: Kirkwall Airport
Current Time: Oct 20, 2025 at 8:56:00 am
Latest Report: Oct 20, 2025 at 8:20 am
Visibility: 3 km
Pressure: 98.92 kPa
Humidity: 94%
Dew Point: 11 °C

Upcoming 5 hours

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12 °C 12 °C 12 °C 13 °C 13 °C 13 °C

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Forecast for the next 48 hours

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Forecast
Temperature 12 °C 13 °C 10 °C 11 °C 11 °C 12 °C 10 °C
Rain. Overcast. Drizzle. Overcast. Sprin­kles. Scatt­erred clouds. Sprin­kles. Mostly cloudy. Drizzle. Overcast. Rain showers. Overcast. Rain showers. Overcast.
Feels Like 8 °C 11 °C 8 °C 9 °C 9 °C 10 °C 7 °C
Wind Speed 45 km/h 20 km/h 12 km/h 14 km/h 19 km/h 15 km/h 25 km/h
Wind Direction ESE
SSE
SSE
SSE
SSE
S
W
Humidity 90% 83% 89% 87% 84% 80% 78%
Dew Point 10 °C 10 °C 8 °C 9 °C 8 °C 9 °C 6 °C
Visibility 6 km 5 km 9 km 7 km 5 km 6 km 5 km
Probability of Precipitation 66% 28% 10% 21% 28% 53% 47%
Amount of Rain 2.9 mm 0.4 mm 0.3 mm 0.5 mm 0.6 mm 3.7 mm 1.5 mm
Amount of Snow 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm
* Updated Monday, October 20, 2025 2:42:28 am Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) time - Weather by CustomWeather, © 2025

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Yesterday's weather

Passing clouds. 13 / 7 °C
Humidity: 86%. Wind: 29 km/h from Southeast

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12 °C

Wick: (59 km)

Rain. Low clouds.

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