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Weather for the next 15 days in Kirkwall (Orkney Islands county)

Weather in Kirkwall for today, Sunday, 01 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:18
Sunset: 16:42
Moonrise: 15:57
Moonset: 08:37
UV Index: 0
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Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPartly Cloudy
Temperature6°C6°C6°C6°C6°C5°C5°C4°C
Feels Like3°C2°C3°C3°C5°C4°C5°C4°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability81 %78 %100 %85 %100 %63 %75 %0 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %96 %89 %99 %93 %74 %55 %
Wind Speed14 km/h18 km/h16 km/h14 km/h8 km/h6 km/h2 km/h2 km/h
Wind DirectionEESEESEESEEEESW
Wind Gusts21 km/h25 km/h22 km/h17 km/h10 km/h9 km/h3 km/h3 km/h
Humidity86 %86 %86 %89 %87 %91 %91 %93 %
Dew Point3°C4°C4°C4°C4°C4°C3°C3°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for tomorrow, Monday, 02 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:16
Sunset: 16:45
Moonrise: 17:38
Moonset: 08:47
UV Index: 0
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Patchy rain nearbyPartly Cloudy Patchy rain nearbyLight drizzlePatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyLight snowLight snow showers
Temperature4°C4°C5°C4°C4°C3°C3°C2°C
Feels Like4°C2°C1°C0°C-1°C-1°C-2°C-3°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0.2 mm0.1 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability64 %0 %100 %100 %100 %100 %86 %86 %
Cloud Cover59 %53 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed2 km/h7 km/h15 km/h22 km/h22 km/h24 km/h26 km/h25 km/h
Wind DirectionENEEESEESEEESEEE
Wind Gusts3 km/h12 km/h20 km/h27 km/h27 km/h31 km/h32 km/h31 km/h
Humidity93 %93 %94 %91 %96 %95 %85 %87 %
Dew Point3°C3°C4°C3°C3°C3°C1°C1°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Tuesday, 03 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:13
Sunset: 16:47
Moonrise: 19:11
Moonset: 08:52
UV Index: 0
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Light snowLight snow showersPatchy rain nearbyLight snowLight snowLight snow showersLight snowLight snow showers
Temperature2°C2°C1°C3°C3°C2°C2°C2°C
Feels Like-3°C-4°C-4°C-3°C-2°C-4°C-3°C-3°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability87 %81 %84 %79 %82 %63 %85 %63 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %86 %96 %96 %100 %97 %100 %
Wind Speed25 km/h27 km/h26 km/h27 km/h27 km/h26 km/h25 km/h24 km/h
Wind DirectionEEEEEEEE
Wind Gusts31 km/h34 km/h34 km/h31 km/h31 km/h33 km/h32 km/h31 km/h
Humidity84 %82 %81 %78 %77 %82 %81 %82 %
Dew Point0°C-1°C-2°C-1°C-1°C-1°C-1°C0°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Wednesday, 04 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:11
Sunset: 16:49
Moonrise: 20:39
Moonset: 08:56
UV Index: 0
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Light snowLight snow showersLight snowLight snow showersLight snowPartly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Overcast
Temperature2°C2°C2°C3°C3°C1°C0°C1°C
Feels Like-3°C-3°C-3°C-2°C0°C0°C-1°C-1°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability62 %61 %64 %70 %68 %0 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %95 %97 %100 %46 %54 %100 %
Wind Speed24 km/h23 km/h22 km/h19 km/h13 km/h6 km/h4 km/h6 km/h
Wind DirectionESEESEEEEESSESSW
Wind Gusts31 km/h29 km/h28 km/h22 km/h16 km/h10 km/h7 km/h10 km/h
Humidity82 %84 %85 %84 %82 %87 %87 %86 %
Dew Point0°C0°C0°C0°C1°C0°C-1°C-1°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Thursday, 05 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:09
Sunset: 16:52
Moonrise: 22:04
Moonset: 08:59
UV Index: 0
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyOvercast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
Temperature2°C2°C2°C6°C5°C4°C3°C3°C
Feels Like1°C2°C2°C3°C2°C0°C-1°C-1°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability0 %0 %0 %0 %87 %0 %78 %27 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %94 %96 %87 %91 %92 %97 %
Wind Speed4 km/h3 km/h4 km/h12 km/h15 km/h19 km/h19 km/h19 km/h
Wind DirectionSSWSENEESEESEESEESEESE
Wind Gusts6 km/h4 km/h6 km/h15 km/h19 km/h25 km/h25 km/h24 km/h
Humidity83 %85 %87 %83 %83 %85 %83 %85 %
Dew Point-1°C-1°C0°C3°C2°C2°C1°C1°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Friday, 06 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:07
Sunset: 16:54
Moonrise: 23:28
Moonset: 09:02
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Partly Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Temperature3°C2°C2°C3°C3°C2°C0°C-2°C
Feels Like-2°C-2°C-2°C-1°C-1°C-3°C-4°C-5°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover100 %66 %72 %57 %60 %71 %47 %20 %
Wind Speed19 km/h17 km/h18 km/h22 km/h22 km/h18 km/h12 km/h9 km/h
Wind DirectionESEESEESEESEESEESEESEESE
Wind Gusts24 km/h24 km/h25 km/h26 km/h25 km/h23 km/h20 km/h16 km/h
Humidity85 %86 %84 %77 %74 %80 %84 %86 %
Dew Point1°C0°C0°C0°C-1°C-2°C-3°C-4°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Saturday, 07 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:05
Sunset: 16:57
Moonrise: 01:00
Moonset: 09:06
UV Index: 2
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy SunnyClear Clear Clear
Temperature-2°C-2°C-1°C1°C3°C1°C-1°C-1°C
Feels Like-4°C-3°C-1°C1°C1°C-2°C-3°C-3°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover20 %26 %28 %18 %18 %18 %15 %16 %
Wind Speed6 km/h4 km/h2 km/h4 km/h7 km/h8 km/h7 km/h5 km/h
Wind DirectionSESSSWESEENEEESESE
Wind Gusts11 km/h7 km/h4 km/h4 km/h9 km/h13 km/h13 km/h9 km/h
Humidity86 %85 %82 %72 %68 %80 %87 %87 %
Dew Point-4°C-4°C-4°C-3°C-2°C-2°C-3°C-3°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Sunday, 08 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:03
Sunset: 16:59
Moonrise: 00:52
Moonset: 09:10
UV Index: 2
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature-1°C-1°C-1°C2°C4°C3°C2°C2°C
Feels Like-2°C-3°C-2°C2°C2°C1°C1°C1°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover20 %25 %35 %61 %84 %96 %98 %84 %
Wind Speed4 km/h4 km/h4 km/h4 km/h6 km/h6 km/h4 km/h3 km/h
Wind DirectionSSESSEENEENEENENNE
Wind Gusts7 km/h8 km/h7 km/h5 km/h8 km/h9 km/h8 km/h5 km/h
Humidity86 %86 %83 %70 %66 %67 %66 %67 %
Dew Point-3°C-4°C-4°C-3°C-2°C-3°C-4°C-4°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Monday, 09 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 08:00
Sunset: 17:01
Moonrise: 02:16
Moonset: 09:18
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Cloudy Partly Cloudy Overcast MistPartly Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
Temperature-1°C-2°C2°C4°C4°C2°C0°C-1°C
Feels Like-1°C-3°C0°C2°C2°C-1°C-3°C-4°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.1 mm
Probability0 %0 %49 %24 %0 %0 %0 %100 %
Cloud Cover43 %75 %100 %63 %63 %79 %92 %99 %
Wind Speed1 km/h5 km/h9 km/h9 km/h9 km/h10 km/h11 km/h10 km/h
Wind DirectionSWWESESWWSWWSWWSW
Wind Gusts3 km/h11 km/h14 km/h12 km/h11 km/h16 km/h20 km/h18 km/h
Humidity79 %84 %92 %73 %62 %74 %86 %93 %
Dew Point-4°C-4°C1°C-1°C-2°C-2°C-2°C-1°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Tuesday, 10 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 07:58
Sunset: 17:04
Moonrise: 03:42
Moonset: 09:30
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Moderate snowLight freezing rainCloudy Moderate snowLight snowPatchy rain nearbyPartly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Temperature0°C1°C1°C2°C3°C1°C-1°C-2°C
Feels Like-3°C-2°C-1°C1°C2°C0°C-3°C-4°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0.1 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability67 %21 %100 %100 %100 %23 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover100 %87 %94 %100 %88 %53 %45 %37 %
Wind Speed10 km/h9 km/h7 km/h5 km/h4 km/h5 km/h6 km/h5 km/h
Wind DirectionWSWWSWWNWWNWESESSESWSW
Wind Gusts16 km/h15 km/h11 km/h6 km/h5 km/h7 km/h12 km/h10 km/h
Humidity94 %91 %95 %91 %89 %90 %91 %90 %
Dew Point-1°C-1°C0°C1°C2°C0°C-2°C-3°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Wednesday, 11 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 07:56
Sunset: 17:06
Moonrise: 05:03
Moonset: 09:52
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Partly Cloudy Patchy light snowPatchy light snowLight snowLight snow showersLight snow showersModerate snowHeavy snow
Temperature-2°C-2°C-1°C1°C2°C1°C0°C0°C
Feels Like-3°C-2°C-2°C-2°C-2°C-5°C-6°C-6°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0.1 mm0.4 mm0.4 mm
Probability53 %74 %78 %55 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Cloud Cover48 %68 %68 %69 %90 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed3 km/h2 km/h5 km/h9 km/h17 km/h23 km/h26 km/h29 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSESEENEENEEEENE
Wind Gusts5 km/h3 km/h8 km/h12 km/h20 km/h29 km/h33 km/h36 km/h
Humidity90 %90 %88 %83 %84 %88 %93 %93 %
Dew Point-4°C-3°C-3°C-2°C-1°C-1°C-1°C-1°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Thursday, 12 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 07:53
Sunset: 17:09
Moonrise: 06:11
Moonset: 10:30
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
BlizzardBlizzardHeavy snowBlizzardBlowing snowLight snowPatchy rain nearbyLight snow
Temperature0°C0°C1°C1°C2°C1°C1°C0°C
Feels Like-6°C-6°C-6°C-5°C-4°C-4°C-5°C-5°C
Precipitation0.4 mm0.4 mm0.2 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.2 mm
Probability100 %100 %100 %100 %68 %73 %43 %100 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %84 %74 %74 %91 %100 %92 %
Wind Speed30 km/h28 km/h29 km/h28 km/h23 km/h19 km/h22 km/h18 km/h
Wind DirectionENEEEEESEESEESEESE
Wind Gusts38 km/h35 km/h36 km/h35 km/h28 km/h27 km/h30 km/h26 km/h
Humidity92 %92 %78 %70 %69 %68 %73 %81 %
Dew Point-1°C-1°C-3°C-4°C-4°C-4°C-4°C-3°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Friday, 13 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 07:51
Sunset: 17:11
Moonrise: 06:58
Moonset: 11:32
UV Index: 1
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Moderate snowLight snowModerate snowPatchy rain nearbyLight snowPartly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy
Temperature1°C1°C2°C3°C3°C-1°C-4°C-5°C
Feels Like-3°C-2°C-2°C-1°C0°C-4°C-8°C-8°C
Precipitation0.1 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability100 %100 %70 %66 %22 %0 %0 %0 %
Cloud Cover85 %95 %100 %86 %66 %42 %53 %38 %
Wind Speed15 km/h11 km/h12 km/h13 km/h13 km/h9 km/h8 km/h8 km/h
Wind DirectionESEESEESEESEESESSW
Wind Gusts22 km/h17 km/h18 km/h16 km/h16 km/h15 km/h16 km/h16 km/h
Humidity79 %77 %77 %75 %75 %84 %90 %91 %
Dew Point-2°C-2°C-2°C-2°C-1°C-4°C-6°C-6°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Saturday, 14 Feb 2026

Sunrise: 07:49
Sunset: 17:13
Moonrise: 07:25
Moonset: 12:53
UV Index: 2
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Partly Cloudy Clear Partly Cloudy SunnyPartly Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Temperature-5°C-5°C-4°C-1°C2°C0°C-2°C-1°C
Feels Like-9°C-8°C-6°C-3°C0°C-2°C-3°C-3°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %49 %
Cloud Cover20 %29 %28 %38 %82 %90 %55 %80 %
Wind Speed8 km/h7 km/h5 km/h5 km/h7 km/h6 km/h4 km/h4 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSSWSSWSSWSSESESSESSE
Wind Gusts17 km/h14 km/h10 km/h7 km/h9 km/h10 km/h9 km/h6 km/h
Humidity90 %90 %88 %78 %71 %78 %83 %88 %
Dew Point-7°C-7°C-6°C-4°C-3°C-3°C-4°C-3°C
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