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Wind, waves & weather forecast Kirkwall Airport 

200°
16 kts
South-Southwest
25%
13 °C
Few clouds
Report from local weather station at 10:20 local time

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Last update: 05:42 local time / Next update: 11:54 local time/ This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Thursday, Sep 17

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
180.77°
25
31
99.95%
Rain
3.3
13
994
212.38°
1.5
5
01h
180.77°
13 m/s
max 16
99.95%Rain
3.3 mm
13 °C
994 hPa
212.38°
1.5 m
5 s
04h
260.59°
23
28
0.05%
Rain
1.6
13
992
246.62°
1.3
6
04h
260.59°
12 m/s
max 14
0.05%Rain
1.6 mm
13 °C
992 hPa
246.62°
1.3 m
6 s
07h
232.76°
21
26
7.13%
12
992
261.75°
1.3
7
07h
232.76°
11 m/s
max 13
7.13%
12 °C
992 hPa
261.75°
1.3 m
7 s
10h
221.54°
23
29
99.56%
12
991
245.25°
1.5
6
10h
221.54°
12 m/s
max 15
99.56%
12 °C
991 hPa
245.25°
1.5 m
6 s
13h
210.9°
27
33
99.95%
12
989
239.25°
1.7
6
13h
210.9°
14 m/s
max 17
99.95%
12 °C
989 hPa
239.25°
1.7 m
6 s
16h
241.21°
25
32
99.95%
Rain
2.3
12
988
259°
2
9
16h
241.21°
13 m/s
max 16
99.95%Rain
2.3 mm
12 °C
988 hPa
259°
2 m
9 s
19h
257.64°
28
36
99.95%
Rain
2.1
12
988
274.25°
2.4
11
19h
257.64°
15 m/s
max 18
99.95%Rain
2.1 mm
12 °C
988 hPa
274.25°
2.4 m
11 s
22h
264.9°
29
34
97.98%
Rain
1.5
12
989
277.25°
2.5
11
22h
264.9°
15 m/s
max 18
97.98%Rain
1.5 mm
12 °C
989 hPa
277.25°
2.5 m
11 s

Friday, Sep 18

Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
265.91°
30
36
72.65%
Rain
1.2
12
991
279.25°
2.5
11
01h
265.91°
15 m/s
max 18
72.65%Rain
1.2 mm
12 °C
991 hPa
279.25°
2.5 m
11 s
04h
271.31°
31
37
61.03%
Rain
0.6
12
992
282°
2.5
10
04h
271.31°
16 m/s
max 19
61.03%Rain
0.6 mm
12 °C
992 hPa
282°
2.5 m
10 s
07h
272.6°
25
34
46.95%
12
993
284.5°
2.2
10
07h
272.6°
13 m/s
max 18
46.95%
12 °C
993 hPa
284.5°
2.2 m
10 s
10h
262.2°
23
27
99.95%
Rain
0.7
12
994
283.25°
1.9
10
10h
262.2°
12 m/s
max 14
99.95%Rain
0.7 mm
12 °C
994 hPa
283.25°
1.9 m
10 s
13h
251.05°
22
26
99.95%
13
995
282°
1.7
9
13h
251.05°
11 m/s
max 14
99.95%
13 °C
995 hPa
282°
1.7 m
9 s
16h
237.4°
12
18
68.66%
13
994
278.5°
1.4
9
16h
237.4°
6 m/s
max 10
68.66%
13 °C
994 hPa
278.5°
1.4 m
9 s
19h
173.73°
21
24
99.95%
12
991
275°
1.3
9
19h
173.73°
11 m/s
max 12
99.95%
12 °C
991 hPa
275°
1.3 m
9 s
22h
204.87°
24
33
99.78%
Rain
0.8
13
989
269.25°
1.4
9
22h
204.87°
12 m/s
max 17
99.78%Rain
0.8 mm
13 °C
989 hPa
269.25°
1.4 m
9 s

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General

This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Kirkwall Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom.Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 01:00, 07:00, 13:00 and 19:00 British Summer Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 6 hours for up to 10 days into the future.The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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