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

Now
36 °F

Sprinkles. Partly cloudy.


Feels Like: 24 °F
Forecast: 42 / 36 °F
Wind: 23 mph from Southeast

Location: Kirkwall Airport
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:55:46 am
Latest Report: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:20 am
Visibility: 4 mi
Pressure: 29.59 "Hg
Humidity: 93%
Dew Point: 34 °F

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36 °F 37 °F 38 °F 38 °F 38 °F 39 °F

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Forecast
Temperature 38 °F 38 °F 40 °F 40 °F 39 °F 38 °F 37 °F
Rain showers. Overcast. Rain showers. Overcast. Rain. Overcast. Sprin­kles. Overcast. Drizzle. Overcast. Drizzle. Overcast. Drizzle. Overcast.
Feels Like 24 °F 25 °F 27 °F 28 °F 26 °F 26 °F 23 °F
Wind Speed 36 mph 39 mph 40 mph 34 mph 35 mph 34 mph 36 mph
Wind Direction ESE
ESE
ESE
SE
ESE
ESE
E
Humidity 85% 85% 87% 84% 82% 82% 81%
Dew Point 33 °F 34 °F 37 °F 36 °F 34 °F 33 °F 32 °F
Visibility 2 mi 2 mi 2 mi 3 mi 3 mi 3 mi 3 mi
Probability of Precipitation 61% 56% 59% 36% 42% 42% 44%
Amount of Rain 0.12" 0.07" 0.11" 0.04" 0.03" 0.04" 0.03"
Amount of Snow 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" 0.00"
* Updated Wednesday, February 4, 2026 1:42:50 am Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) time - Weather by CustomWeather, © 2026

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Light rain. Partly cloudy. 37 / 34 °F
Humidity: 84%. Wind: 20 mph from Southeast

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37 °F

Wick: (36 mi)

Light rain. Mostly cloudy.

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