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

Weather in Kirkwall for today, Tuesday, 15 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:46
Sunset: 19:35
Moonrise: 12:55
Moonset: 19:54
UV Index: 1
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MistLight rain showerLight rain showerLight rain showerPatchy rain nearbyLight rain showerPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
Temperature14°C13°C12°C12°C14°C13°C12°C10°C
Feels Like14°C13°C10°C10°C12°C11°C10°C8°C
Precipitation0 mm0.2 mm0.4 mm1.3 mm0.5 mm0.5 mm0.1 mm0 mm
Probability26 %46 %58 %76 %52 %47 %28 %31 %
Cloud Cover50 %100 %100 %100 %81 %74 %74 %80 %
Wind Speed7 km/h9 km/h18 km/h17 km/h21 km/h19 km/h14 km/h16 km/h
Wind DirectionSSESWWWSWWWWSWWSW
Wind Gusts8 km/h14 km/h31 km/h32 km/h32 km/h34 km/h27 km/h31 km/h
Humidity95 %94 %92 %92 %84 %81 %88 %93 %
Dew Point13°C12°C11°C10°C11°C10°C10°C9°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for tomorrow, Wednesday, 16 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:48
Sunset: 19:33
Moonrise: 14:22
Moonset: 20:08
UV Index: 2
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Patchy rain nearbyOvercast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyOvercast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyOvercast
Temperature11°C10°C10°C12°C14°C14°C10°C11°C
Feels Like8°C8°C7°C10°C13°C12°C8°C9°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability26 %24 %22 %12 %12 %14 %33 %27 %
Cloud Cover96 %100 %64 %73 %99 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed18 km/h13 km/h15 km/h15 km/h14 km/h17 km/h14 km/h17 km/h
Wind DirectionWNWWSWWWWSWSSSW
Wind Gusts29 km/h23 km/h27 km/h20 km/h20 km/h24 km/h33 km/h48 km/h
Humidity82 %81 %82 %62 %52 %59 %87 %85 %
Dew Point8°C6°C7°C5°C4°C6°C8°C9°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Thursday, 17 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:50
Sunset: 19:30
Moonrise: 15:42
Moonset: 20:33
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyOvercast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearby
Temperature11°C10°C11°C11°C11°C12°C10°C10°C
Feels Like9°C7°C8°C7°C8°C9°C7°C7°C
Precipitation0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability31 %22 %17 %28 %33 %16 %17 %26 %
Cloud Cover83 %98 %72 %100 %100 %93 %80 %100 %
Wind Speed23 km/h23 km/h24 km/h26 km/h33 km/h32 km/h27 km/h26 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSWSWSWSWWSWWSWWSW
Wind Gusts44 km/h42 km/h50 km/h54 km/h60 km/h58 km/h47 km/h47 km/h
Humidity87 %77 %77 %80 %77 %66 %74 %78 %
Dew Point9°C6°C7°C7°C7°C6°C6°C6°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Friday, 18 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:53
Sunset: 19:27
Moonrise: 16:46
Moonset: 21:16
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbySunnyOvercast Overcast Overcast Overcast Patchy rain nearby
Temperature10°C10°C10°C12°C14°C14°C13°C13°C
Feels Like7°C7°C7°C9°C12°C13°C12°C11°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability27 %15 %8 %19 %15 %15 %19 %21 %
Cloud Cover100 %76 %16 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed27 km/h26 km/h21 km/h23 km/h27 km/h21 km/h10 km/h21 km/h
Wind DirectionWWSWWSWSWSWSWSSSW
Wind Gusts44 km/h46 km/h39 km/h41 km/h39 km/h40 km/h28 km/h48 km/h
Humidity80 %71 %73 %70 %63 %63 %72 %74 %
Dew Point7°C5°C5°C6°C7°C7°C8°C9°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Saturday, 19 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:55
Sunset: 19:24
Moonrise: 17:30
Moonset: 22:19
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyClear Overcast
Temperature13°C13°C12°C13°C14°C13°C10°C9°C
Feels Like11°C11°C9°C11°C12°C10°C7°C6°C
Precipitation0 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability26 %34 %17 %14 %16 %14 %7 %9 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %64 %63 %99 %78 %5 %37 %
Wind Speed21 km/h24 km/h24 km/h26 km/h32 km/h31 km/h31 km/h30 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Wind Gusts38 km/h45 km/h47 km/h45 km/h53 km/h55 km/h60 km/h59 km/h
Humidity82 %79 %79 %72 %61 %67 %71 %70 %
Dew Point10°C10°C8°C8°C7°C7°C5°C4°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Sunday, 20 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:57
Sunset: 19:21
Moonrise: 17:56
Moonset: 23:37
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Partly Cloudy Patchy rain nearbyOvercast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyOvercast
Temperature9°C9°C10°C12°C13°C12°C12°C12°C
Feels Like5°C6°C7°C10°C11°C11°C11°C10°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.1 mm
Probability19 %16 %13 %16 %15 %17 %19 %29 %
Cloud Cover100 %84 %69 %100 %100 %100 %85 %70 %
Wind Speed29 km/h26 km/h22 km/h23 km/h22 km/h13 km/h10 km/h15 km/h
Wind DirectionWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSWSSWSSW
Wind Gusts53 km/h48 km/h41 km/h40 km/h33 km/h24 km/h27 km/h38 km/h
Humidity71 %71 %71 %65 %60 %67 %76 %85 %
Dew Point4°C4°C5°C6°C6°C6°C8°C9°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Monday, 21 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 06:59
Sunset: 19:19
Moonrise: 18:10
Moonset: 01:00
UV Index: 5
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Cloudy Cloudy SunnyPartly Cloudy Overcast SunnyPartly Cloudy Overcast
Temperature14°C15°C16°C18°C18°C18°C16°C14°C
Feels Like12°C15°C16°C18°C18°C18°C16°C13°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability25 %19 %15 %10 %15 %16 %10 %17 %
Cloud Cover90 %71 %47 %17 %66 %67 %11 %55 %
Wind Speed23 km/h26 km/h24 km/h23 km/h21 km/h18 km/h18 km/h15 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSWSWWSWSWSWSSWSSW
Wind Gusts50 km/h49 km/h45 km/h41 km/h33 km/h33 km/h39 km/h37 km/h
Humidity86 %83 %82 %79 %77 %78 %80 %85 %
Dew Point11°C13°C13°C14°C14°C14°C13°C12°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Tuesday, 22 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:01
Sunset: 19:16
Moonrise: 18:20
Moonset: 01:02
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbySunnyClear Partly Cloudy
Temperature14°C14°C14°C15°C15°C13°C10°C8°C
Feels Like13°C13°C13°C15°C14°C12°C8°C5°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0.1 mm0.1 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability28 %27 %27 %23 %33 %22 %12 %16 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %100 %100 %88 %42 %8 %28 %
Wind Speed12 km/h11 km/h10 km/h9 km/h8 km/h11 km/h13 km/h13 km/h
Wind DirectionSSWSSWSSWSWWNWWNWWSWSW
Wind Gusts31 km/h23 km/h21 km/h26 km/h15 km/h22 km/h27 km/h26 km/h
Humidity87 %86 %85 %78 %84 %82 %85 %89 %
Dew Point12°C11°C11°C12°C12°C10°C7°C6°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Wednesday, 23 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:03
Sunset: 19:13
Moonrise: 18:26
Moonset: 02:29
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Temperature7°C8°C9°C11°C14°C13°C11°C11°C
Feels Like5°C5°C7°C10°C13°C13°C10°C10°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability20 %26 %23 %14 %8 %13 %17 %17 %
Cloud Cover60 %100 %100 %87 %74 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed15 km/h13 km/h12 km/h10 km/h8 km/h7 km/h6 km/h9 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSSWSSWSWWSWSSWSES
Wind Gusts30 km/h24 km/h19 km/h16 km/h13 km/h11 km/h7 km/h12 km/h
Humidity88 %84 %78 %64 %51 %55 %67 %66 %
Dew Point5°C5°C5°C5°C4°C4°C5°C4°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Thursday, 24 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:05
Sunset: 19:10
Moonrise: 18:30
Moonset: 03:56
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbyPatchy rain nearbySunnyClear Overcast
Temperature12°C14°C15°C16°C15°C15°C13°C13°C
Feels Like10°C12°C14°C16°C15°C14°C11°C10°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability17 %19 %22 %23 %23 %15 %7 %10 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %100 %100 %94 %61 %11 %37 %
Wind Speed13 km/h21 km/h25 km/h26 km/h26 km/h25 km/h27 km/h26 km/h
Wind DirectionSSSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Wind Gusts31 km/h53 km/h49 km/h46 km/h48 km/h49 km/h48 km/h48 km/h
Humidity67 %72 %77 %79 %80 %78 %72 %74 %
Dew Point6°C9°C11°C12°C12°C11°C8°C8°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Friday, 25 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:07
Sunset: 19:07
Moonrise: 18:34
Moonset: 05:22
UV Index: 3
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Patchy rain nearbyOvercast Overcast Patchy rain nearby
Temperature13°C12°C12°C12°C12°C12°C11°C10°C
Feels Like10°C10°C10°C10°C10°C10°C9°C8°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability21 %20 %20 %21 %22 %23 %20 %20 %
Cloud Cover100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Wind Speed25 km/h25 km/h22 km/h20 km/h20 km/h18 km/h18 km/h19 km/h
Wind DirectionSWSWSWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Wind Gusts46 km/h44 km/h40 km/h38 km/h35 km/h31 km/h36 km/h38 km/h
Humidity74 %73 %72 %76 %77 %78 %74 %73 %
Dew Point8°C8°C8°C8°C8°C8°C7°C5°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Saturday, 26 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:09
Sunset: 19:05
Moonrise: 18:38
Moonset: 06:49
UV Index: 4
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Patchy rain nearbyOvercast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly Cloudy Overcast Cloudy
Temperature9°C9°C10°C11°C12°C11°C8°C7°C
Feels Like6°C7°C8°C9°C11°C10°C7°C6°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability25 %26 %20 %15 %13 %12 %15 %21 %
Cloud Cover100 %99 %99 %100 %100 %83 %67 %89 %
Wind Speed18 km/h12 km/h11 km/h12 km/h9 km/h8 km/h8 km/h6 km/h
Wind DirectionWSWWWNWWNWNWWSWESE
Wind Gusts37 km/h30 km/h23 km/h18 km/h12 km/h10 km/h10 km/h11 km/h
Humidity83 %83 %73 %61 %55 %61 %75 %79 %
Dew Point6°C6°C5°C4°C3°C4°C4°C4°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Sunday, 27 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:12
Sunset: 19:02
Moonrise: 18:42
Moonset: 08:19
UV Index: 5
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy SunnySunnyClear Clear
Temperature7°C7°C8°C12°C15°C14°C11°C11°C
Feels Like5°C6°C8°C12°C15°C14°C12°C11°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability21 %25 %22 %14 %8 %6 %11 %11 %
Cloud Cover79 %100 %98 %90 %59 %4 %2 %2 %
Wind Speed7 km/h6 km/h3 km/h2 km/h5 km/h4 km/h4 km/h6 km/h
Wind DirectionSSSWSSEENNENEESESSW
Wind Gusts18 km/h13 km/h4 km/h5 km/h9 km/h8 km/h10 km/h18 km/h
Humidity82 %82 %78 %64 %61 %72 %85 %85 %
Dew Point4°C4°C4°C6°C8°C9°C9°C9°C
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Weather in Kirkwall for Monday, 28 Sep 2026

Sunrise: 07:14
Sunset: 18:59
Moonrise: 18:49
Moonset: 09:54
UV Index: 6
02:0005:0008:0011:0014:0017:0020:0023:00
Clear Clear SunnySunnySunnySunnyClear Clear
Temperature11°C11°C13°C17°C20°C17°C14°C13°C
Feels Like10°C10°C12°C17°C20°C18°C14°C12°C
Precipitation0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm
Probability11 %10 %9 %4 %3 %6 %10 %10 %
Cloud Cover5 %5 %5 %5 %7 %12 %7 %0 %
Wind Speed8 km/h8 km/h6 km/h3 km/h1 km/h3 km/h5 km/h8 km/h
Wind DirectionSSWSSWSSWWSWSWESSES
Wind Gusts11 km/h20 km/h17 km/h6 km/h8 km/h9 km/h10 km/h23 km/h
Humidity84 %82 %78 %63 %57 %67 %81 %82 %
Dew Point8°C8°C9°C10°C11°C11°C11°C10°C
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