March 2023 Weather History in Orkney United Kingdom

The data for this report comes from the Kirkwall Airport. See all nearby weather stations

This report shows the past weather for Orkney, providing a weather history for March 2023. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Orkney temperature history for March 2023. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Orkney Temperature History March 2023

Temperature history in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313120°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°FFebApr
The daily range of reported temperatures (gray bars) and 24-hour highs (red ticks) and lows (blue ticks), placed over the daily average high (faint red line) and low (faint blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Hourly Temperature in March 2023 in Orkney

Hourly Temperature in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The hourly reported temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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Cloud Cover in March 2023 in Orkney

Cloud Cover in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
no significant cloudno cloud detectedceiling and visibility ok
The hourly reported cloud coverage, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Observed Weather in March 2023 in Orkney

Observed Weather in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
foghazedrizzlelight rainmoderate rainheavy rainfreezing rainsleetsnow grainslight snowmoderate snowheavy snowhailthunderstorm
The hourly observed weather, color coded by category (in order of severity). If multiple reports are present, the most severe code is shown.
DayObservationsPrecipitationCodes
Wed, Mar 1 Light Rain-RA
Fri, Mar 3 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -DZ, VCSH
Sat, Mar 4 Recent Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, VCSH
Sun, Mar 5 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Mar 6 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Recent Snow, Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow and Small Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Recent Showers of Small Hail, Showers of Light Small Hail, Showers of Small Hail and Rain, Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Recent Freezing Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, RESN, SHSN, SHSNGS, -SN, -SHSN, RESHGS, -SHGS, SHGSRA, -SHRASN, REFZRA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Mar 7 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow and Small Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Recent Showers of Small Hail, Recent Freezing Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, SHSNGS, -SN, -SHSN, RESHGS, REFZRA, VCSH
Wed, Mar 8 Light Snow, Recent Freezing Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, REFZRA, VCSH
Fri, Mar 10 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Showers of Heavy Snow, Recent Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, +SHSN, RESHSN, -SN, -SHSN, VCSH
Mon, Mar 13 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, -SN, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Tue, Mar 14 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow and Small Hail, Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, SHSN, SHSNGS, -SN, VCSH
Wed, Mar 15 Light Snow, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, VCSH
Thu, Mar 16 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Haze, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -DZ, REDZ, HZ, VCSH
Fri, Mar 17 Light Drizzle, Haze-DZ, HZ
Sat, Mar 18 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Haze, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, HZ, BR, VCSH
Sun, Mar 19 Light Rain, Recent Drizzle, Fog, Mist-RA, REDZ, FG, BR
Mon, Mar 20 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -RADZ, VCSH
Tue, Mar 21 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Haze, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -RADZ, HZ, BR, VCSH
Wed, Mar 22 Heavy Rain, Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RA, RADZ, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -RADZ, DZ, REDZ, BR, VCSH
Thu, Mar 23 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle-RA, -RADZ
Fri, Mar 24 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, VCSH
Sat, Mar 25 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -RADZ, VCSH
Sun, Mar 26 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, SHSN, -SN, -SHSN, VCSH
Mon, Mar 27 Recent Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, -SN, -SHSN, VCSH
Wed, Mar 29 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Fog in the Vicinity, MistRADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCFG, BR
Thu, Mar 30 Light Rain, Fog, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, FG, BR, VCSH
Fri, Mar 31 Light Drizzle, Fog, Mist-DZ, FG, BR

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March 2023 in Orkney

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March 2023 in Orkney

The solar day over the course of March 2023. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2023 in Orkney

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March 2023 in OrkneyMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr00102020300010102030
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2023. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2023 in Orkney

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprMar 712:41 PMMar 712:41 PMMar 215:24 PMMar 215:24 PMApr 65:35 AMApr 65:35 AM5:45 PM5:45 PM7:29 AM7:29 AM6:37 AM6:37 AM6:11 PM6:11 PM7:14 PM7:14 PM6:44 AM6:44 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2023IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
73%-5:46 AMNNW9:48 AMNNE8:13 PMS251,033 mi
2
82%-6:33 AMNNW10:48 AMNNE9:03 PMS251,972 mi
3
88%-6:59 AMNNW12:05 PMNNE9:51 PMS252,202 mi
4
94%-7:13 AMNW1:31 PMNE10:37 PMS251,812 mi
5
98%-7:20 AMNW2:57 PMNE11:20 PMS250,913 mi
6
99%-7:25 AMWNW4:22 PMENE--
7
100%-7:27 AMWNW5:45 PMENE12:02 AMS249,612 mi
8
100%-7:29 AMW7:08 PME12:43 AMS248,002 mi
9
98%-7:31 AMW8:32 PME1:23 AMS246,155 mi
10
94%-7:32 AMWSW9:59 PMESE2:05 AMS244,115 mi
11
88%-7:35 AMWSW11:30 PMESE2:48 AMS241,909 mi
12
80%-7:39 AMSW-3:35 AMS239,550 mi
13
70%1:06 AMSE7:46 AMSW-4:26 AMS237,058 mi
14
60%2:45 AMSE8:00 AMSSW-5:23 AMS234,483 mi
15
50%4:19 AMSSE8:30 AMSSW-6:24 AMS231,917 mi
16
36%5:27 AMSSE9:32 AMSSW-7:29 AMS229,512 mi
17
25%6:04 AMSSE11:06 AMSSW-8:35 AMS227,472 mi
18
15%6:21 AMSE12:55 PMSW-9:38 AMS226,026 mi
19
7%6:30 AMSE2:44 PMWSW-10:36 AMS225,386 mi
20
2%6:34 AMESE4:30 PMWSW-11:30 AMS225,702 mi
21
0%6:37 AME6:11 PMW-12:21 PMS227,021 mi
22
1%6:40 AME7:49 PMW-1:09 PMS229,277 mi
23
5%6:42 AMENE9:26 PMWNW-1:56 PMS232,290 mi
24
11%6:45 AMENE11:03 PMNW-2:44 PMS235,796 mi
25
18%6:50 AMNE--3:33 PMS239,486 mi
26
21%-12:40 AMNW7:57 AMNE12:45 AMNW240,837 mi
27
37%-3:14 AMNNW8:12 AMNNE6:14 PMS246,210 mi
28
47%-4:35 AMNNW8:40 AMNNE7:06 PMS248,747 mi
29
50%-5:33 AMNNW9:31 AMNNE7:56 PMS250,514 mi
30
66%-6:06 AMNNW10:44 AMNNE8:45 PMS251,446 mi
31
75%-6:23 AMNW12:09 PMNE9:32 PMS251,551 mi

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2023 in Orkney

Humidity Comfort Levels in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The hourly reported humidity comfort level, categorized by dew point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Wind Speed in March 2023 in Orkney

Wind Speed in March 2023 in Orkney1815222911223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mphFebApr
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2023 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Speed in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
0 mph calm 1 mph light air 4 mph light breeze 8 mph gentle breeze 13 mph moderate breeze 18 mph fresh breeze 25 mph strong breeze 31 mph near gale 39 mph gale 47 mph strong gale 55 mph storm 64 mph violent storm 73 mph hurricane force
The hourly reported wind speed, color coded into bands according to the Beaufort scale. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Hourly Wind Direction in 2023 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Direction in 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr
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The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2023 in Orkney

Atmospheric Pressure in March 2023 in Orkney18152229112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313128.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHg31.0 inHg31.0 inHgFebApr
The daily range of atmospheric pressure (gray bars), as measured by the altimeter setting reported in e.g. a METAR report.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Kirkwall Airport page.

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