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Weather in Kirkwall · MET Norway forecast + Met Office averages

Kirkwall’s outlook today: cloudy, peaking at 9 degrees

Expect a dry, calm day today: wind no stronger than 6 mph, and 8°C (47°F) at the coldest. Over the coming week, Thursday looks wettest, with about 4 mm of rain. Kirkwall’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 9°C (48°F), nights 4°C (40°F).

Winter 7°/2°CSpring 10°/4°CSummer 16°/9°CAutumn 12°/7°C
Right now
9°C
Cloudy · 47°F
High 9°C · Low 8°C · Wind 4 mph
Today is about normal for 7 November
Sunrise 07:44 · sunset 16:06
Today
9°C / 8°C
A normal 7 November: 10°C / 5°C
Rain, next 24 hours
None
Staying mostly dry
Wind
4 mph
From the south-east · up to 6 mph today
Humidity
86%
relative humidity
Daylight
8 h 21 min
07:44 to 16:06
Hour by hour · °C

The next 24 hours in Kirkwall

Warmest around 17:00 (9°C), coolest around 04:00 (7°C). Next to no rain is expected.

17:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°Now18:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph19:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°20:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph20:0021:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph8°22:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph23:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 mph8°23:0000:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 7 mph01:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 7 mph8°02:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 6 mph02:0003:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph8°04:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph7°05:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph7°05:0006:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Partly cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph07:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph7°08:00 · 7°C (45°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph08:0009:00 · 8°C (46°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph8°10:00 · 8°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph11:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°11:0012:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph13:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 5 mph9°14:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph14:0015:00 · 9°C (48°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph9°16:00 · 9°C (47°F) · Cloudy · 0.0 mm · wind 4 mph
TemperatureRain (mm in the hour)Night
7 days · °C

The week ahead, against a normal week

Most days sit near the normal for the date. Tap a day for more.

Today7 NovCloudydry8°9°normal

Saturday 7 November: Cloudy, a high of 9°C (47°F) and a low of 8°C (47°F); no rain expected; wind up to 6 mph.

A normal 7 November in Kirkwall: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Tomorrow8 NovCloudydry7°9°normal

Sunday 8 November: Cloudy, a high of 9°C (48°F) and a low of 7°C (45°F); no rain expected; wind up to 7 mph.

A normal 8 November in Kirkwall: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Mon9 NovPartly cloudydry7°9°normal

Monday 9 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 9°C (48°F) and a low of 7°C (45°F); no rain expected; wind up to 5 mph.

A normal 9 November in Kirkwall: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Tue10 NovPartly cloudy0.4 mm rain7°8°−2°

Tuesday 10 November: Partly cloudy, a high of 8°C (46°F) and a low of 7°C (44°F); 0.4 mm of rain; wind up to 6 mph.

A normal 10 November in Kirkwall: high 10°C, low 5°C.

Wed11 NovLight rain1.3 mm rain5°8°normal

Wednesday 11 November: Light rain, a high of 8°C (46°F) and a low of 5°C (41°F); 1.3 mm of rain; wind up to 16 mph.

A normal 11 November in Kirkwall: high 9°C, low 5°C.

Thu12 NovLight showers4.3 mm rain5°7°−3°

Thursday 12 November: Light showers, a high of 7°C (44°F) and a low of 5°C (41°F); 4.3 mm of rain; wind up to 23 mph.

A normal 12 November in Kirkwall: high 9°C, low 5°C.

Fri13 NovLight rain3.2 mm rain4°5°−4°

Friday 13 November: Light rain, a high of 5°C (42°F) and a low of 4°C (39°F); 3.2 mm of rain; wind up to 19 mph.

A normal 13 November in Kirkwall: high 9°C, low 5°C.

Normal range for the date (Met Office 1991–2020)Forecast low to high

Warnings and more

This page doesn’t repeat official warnings: check the Met Office before travelling in bad weather.

Met Office weather warningsSevere weather warnings for wind, rain, snow, ice, fog and heat are issued by the Met Office, the UK’s official service.Flood warnings for KirkwallFlood risk in the town from SEPA’s flood maps, and how to get SEPA’s Floodline warnings.Kirkwall’s climateNormal temperatures, rain and frost month by month, from the Met Office’s 30-year averages.

Forecast: Data from MET Norway (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), CC BY 4.0; temperatures converted to °F, wind to mph and times to UK time by us, fetched 7 November, 17:33. Normals: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town (Contains Met Office data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position.

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