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Orkney & Shetland: forecast

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SW Scotland, Lothian Borders North West England North East England Yorkshire & Humber Wales East Midlands West Midlands East of England London & South East England South West England Northern Ireland Central, Tayside & Fife Grampian Highlands & Eilean Siar Orkney & Shetland Strathclyde

Weather warnings

No severe weather warnings have been issued for Orkney & Shetland
Tue 6 Jan Wed 7 Jan Thu 8 Jan Fri 9 Jan Sat 10 Jan Key
When warnings have been issued, the relevent regions will be coloured on these maps.

Five-day forecast: Lerwick

Date Time Weather  Temp  Wind Visibility
 Dir  Speed Gust

Wed
7
Jan

 0000 Clear Sky -1°C N 10 mph   Excellent
0300 Clear Sky -1°C N 10 mph   Excellent
0600 Partly cloudy -1°C W 2 mph   Very Good
0900 Low-level Cloud 2°C SSW 12 mph   Very Good
1200 Heavy Rain 7°C WSW 28 mph   Poor
1500 Heavy Rain 8°C W 25 mph 37 mph Poor
1800 Light Rain 8°C W 26 mph   Very Good
Night Light Rain 8°C W 22 mph 41 mph Moderate

Thu
8
Jan

 Day Light Rain 9°C W 25 mph 43 mph Very Good
Night Partly cloudy 8°C W 20 mph 37 mph Very Good

Fri
9
Jan

 Day Sunny intervals 8°C WSW 20 mph 45 mph Very Good
Night Light Rain 7°C SW 29 mph 51 mph Very Good

Sat
10
Jan

 Day Light Rain 8°C SSW 36 mph 66 mph Very Good
Night Heavy Rain 8°C SSW 40 mph   Poor
Last updated: 2101 on Tue 6 Jan 2009
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