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Kirkwall weather

Mostly dry, with rain on Tuesday. Kirkwall peaks at 11°C on Thursday, and the coldest night drops to 1°C on Tuesday. Expect around 6mm of rain in total, falling across 1 day. Winds are strongest on Tuesday, southerly with gusts near 17mph.

Updated 4 Nov, 21:55. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.

9°

Overcast, feels like 8°

Next week in Kirkwall

Next 48 hours

Now
9°
1% rain
3 mph
21:00
9°
2% rain
1 mph
22:00
9°
2% rain
1 mph
23:00
9°
2% rain
3 mph
Thu
9°
2% rain
4 mph
01:00
9°
4% rain
3 mph
02:00
9°
6% rain
2 mph
03:00
8°
8% rain
1 mph
04:00
8°
9% rain
2 mph
05:00
8°
11% rain
3 mph
06:00
8°
12% rain
3 mph
07:00
8°
13% rain
2 mph
08:00
9°
14% rain
2 mph
09:00
9°
16% rain
2 mph
10:00
10°
19% rain
2 mph
11:00
11°
22% rain
4 mph
12:00
11°
24% rain
5 mph
13:00
11°
23% rain
5 mph
14:00
11°
21% rain
3 mph
15:00
10°
18% rain
4 mph
16:00
9°
12% rain
3 mph
17:00
9°
5% rain
3 mph
18:00
9°
0% rain
4 mph
19:00
9°
0% rain
5 mph
20:00
9°
0% rain
4 mph
21:00
8°
0% rain
3 mph
22:00
9°
1% rain
4 mph
23:00
8°
1% rain
3 mph
Fri
7°
2% rain
4 mph
01:00
7°
2% rain
4 mph
02:00
8°
2% rain
4 mph
03:00
9°
2% rain
4 mph
04:00
6°
3% rain
4 mph
05:00
7°
5% rain
4 mph
06:00
6°
6% rain
3 mph
07:00
7°
5% rain
5 mph
08:00
7°
4% rain
6 mph
09:00
8°
4% rain
4 mph
10:00
9°
6% rain
3 mph
11:00
11°
9% rain
5 mph
12:00
11°
10% rain
6 mph
13:00
11°
9% rain
6 mph
14:00
11°
6% rain
4 mph
15:00
10°
4% rain
4 mph
16:00
9°
4% rain
3 mph
17:00
9°
5% rain
4 mph
18:00
6°
6% rain
2 mph
19:00
8°
7% rain
2 mph

Temperature ranges from 6°C to 11°C over the next 48 hours. No rain of note is shown. Line shows temperature, bars show rain.

14 day forecast

Confidence drops after about a week. Treat days 8 to 14 as a guide to the pattern, not a promise for a date.

Today
4 Nov
Low 6°High 11°
Overcast
0.0 mm
2% chance
5 mph gusts 9 mph
Thu
5 Nov
Low 7°High 11°
Overcast
0.0 mm
24% chance
5 mph gusts 9 mph
Fri
6 Nov
Low 6°High 11°
Overcast
0.0 mm
10% chance
6 mph gusts 11 mph
Sat
7 Nov
Low 6°High 9°
Overcast
0.0 mm
7% chance
6 mph gusts 9 mph
Sun
8 Nov
Low 3°High 10°
Light drizzle
0.9 mm
8% chance
4 mph gusts 5 mph
Mon
9 Nov
Low 3°High 10°
Light drizzle
0.2 mm
12% chance
10 mph gusts 15 mph
Tue
10 Nov
Low 1°High 9°
Rain at times
5.2 mm
35% chance
11 mph gusts 17 mph
Wed
11 Nov
Low 1°High 9°
Overcast
0.0 mm
38% chance
9 mph gusts 15 mph
Thu
12 Nov
Low 6°High 9°
Light drizzle
1.1 mm
49% chance
11 mph gusts 20 mph
Fri
13 Nov
Low 4°High 7°
Snow showers
3.6 mm
49% chance
17 mph gusts 30 mph
Sat
14 Nov
Low 3°High 5°
Snow showers
4.1 mm
48% chance
15 mph gusts 27 mph
Sun
15 Nov
Low 4°High 6°
Drizzle
2.0 mm
41% chance
8 mph gusts 27 mph
Mon
16 Nov
Low 5°High 8°
A wet day
13.9 mm
60% chance
14 mph gusts 26 mph
Tue
17 Nov
Low 5°High 9°
Drizzle
1.1 mm
61% chance
18 mph gusts 33 mph

Right now

Wind: 2 mph
Gusts: 3 mph
Wind from: NW
Humidity: 92%
Pressure: 1038 hPa
Rain today: 0.0 mm
Cloud cover: 99%
Visibility: 33.5 km
UV index today: 0
Sunrise: 07:36
Sunset: 16:13
Moon: Waning crescent26% lit

Air quality and pollen

European AQI: 32Fair
PM2.5: 2.1μg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide: 2.7μg/m³
Ozone: 83μg/m³

No pollen reported. Pollen data covers Europe in season only.

Air quality from CAMS via Open-Meteo. Pollen is seasonal and may be missing outside it.