Spring 2021 Weather History in Orkney United Kingdom

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This report shows the past weather for Orkney, providing a weather history for the spring of 2021. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Orkney temperature history for the spring of 2021. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Orkney Temperature History in the Spring of 2021

Temperature history in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°FWinterSummer
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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Hourly Temperature in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummervery coldcoldcool
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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Cloud Cover in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer
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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Observed Weather in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer
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
Thu, Mar 4 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Fri, Mar 5 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Mar 6 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, VCSH
Sun, Mar 7 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Mar 8 Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-RADZ, -DZ, BR, VCSH
Tue, Mar 9 Light Rain-RA
Wed, Mar 10 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Thu, Mar 11 Light Snow, Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, +RA, RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Mar 12 Light Snow, Light Rain and Small Hail, Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Heavy Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -RAGS, -SHRAGS, +RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Mar 13 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, Mar 14 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Mar 15 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle-RA, -RADZ
Tue, Mar 16 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Wed, Mar 17 Fog, Fog in the VicinityFG, VCFG
Thu, Mar 18 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -DZ, HZ, BR, VCSH
Fri, Mar 19 Light Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-DZ, BR, VCSH
Sat, Mar 20 Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, Mar 21 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH
Mon, Mar 22 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Wed, Mar 24 Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHRA, -RA, VCSH
Thu, Mar 25 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Mar 26 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Mar 27 Recent Showers of Hail, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, -RA, VCSH
Sun, Mar 28 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Mar 29 Drizzle and Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityDZRA, RA, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Tue, Mar 30 Heavy Rain, Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Mist+RA, RA, RADZ, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR
Wed, Mar 31 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Apr 2 Light Rain-RA
Sat, Apr 3 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Sun, Apr 4 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Recent Freezing Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, -SN, REFZRA, RA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Mon, Apr 5 Recent Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow and Small Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Light Freezing Rain, Recent Freezing Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, RESHSN, SHSN, SHSNGS, -SN, -SHSN, SHRAGS, -FZRA, REFZRA, VCSH
Tue, Apr 6 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Showers of Snow and Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow and Small Hail, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, SHSNGR, RESHSN, -SN, -SHSN, -SHSNGS, VCSH
Wed, Apr 7 Recent Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, -SN, VCSH
Thu, Apr 8 Recent Snow, Light Snow, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESN, -SN, RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Apr 9 Showers of Heavy Snow, Recent Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Recent Showers of Small Hail, Showers in the Vicinity+SHSN, RESHSN, -SN, -SHSN, RESHGS, VCSH
Sat, Apr 10 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Light Small Hail, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, -SN, -SHSN, -SHGS, VCSH
Sun, Apr 11 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, -SN, -SHSN, VCSH
Wed, Apr 14 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Apr 16 SmokeFU
Tue, Apr 20 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, VCSH
Mon, Apr 26 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Apr 27 Recent Rain, Light RainRERA, -RA
Wed, Apr 28 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Thu, Apr 29 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Apr 30 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Sat, May 1 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, May 4 Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Precipitation in the VicinityIWCA23, IWC81, IWCA82, IWCA61, IWCA81, IWC16
Wed, May 5 Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow Pellets/Small Hail, Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Precipitation in the VicinityIWCA71, IWC87, IWCA23, IWCA81, IWC80, IWC16
Thu, May 6 Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Precipitation in the Vicinity, Showers in the VicinityIWCA23, IWCA61, IWCA81, IWC16, VCSH
Fri, May 7 Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGS, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, May 8 Rain, Recent Rain, Light RainRA, RERA, -RA
Sun, May 9 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Haze, Fog, Mist-RA, -DZ, HZ, FG, BR
Mon, May 10 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, MistRERA, -RA, -RADZ, BR
Tue, May 11 Light Rain, Fog, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, FG, BR, VCSH
Wed, May 12 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, MistRA, RERA, -RA, -DZ, FG, VCFG, BR
Thu, May 13 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent DrizzleRA, RERA, -DZ, REDZ
Fri, May 14 Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle-DZ, REDZ
Sat, May 15 Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, May 17 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Tue, May 18 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -RADZ, VCSH
Wed, May 19 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Thu, May 20 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH
Fri, May 21 Light Rain, Light Drizzle-RA, -DZ
Sat, May 22 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Fog in the Vicinity, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCFG, VCSH
Sun, May 23 Light Rain-RA
Mon, May 24 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, VCSH
Tue, May 25 Light Rain-RA
Wed, May 26 Light Drizzle, Mist-DZ, BR
Thu, May 27 Light Rain-RA
Sat, May 29 Haze, Fog, Fog in the VicinityHZ, FG, VCFG
Sun, May 30 Haze, Fog, Fog in the Vicinity, MistHZ, FG, VCFG, BR
Mon, May 31 Light Rain, Fog in the Vicinity-RA, VCFG

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 minnightnightdayday
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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer4:11 AM4:11 AM10:08 PMMay 3110:08 PMMay 317:07 AM7:07 AM5:41 PMMar 15:41 PMMar 16:10 AM6:10 AM6:28 PMMar 216:28 PMMar 21
The solar day over the course of the Spring of 2021. 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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 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 AMWinterSummer00102030405001010203040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring of 2021. 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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 117:06 PMFeb 117:06 PMFeb 278:18 AMFeb 278:18 AMMar 1310:22 AMMar 1310:22 AMMar 287:49 PMMar 287:49 PMApr 123:31 AMApr 123:31 AMApr 274:32 AMApr 274:32 AMMay 118:01 PMMay 118:01 PMMay 2612:15 PMMay 2612:15 PMJun 1011:53 AMJun 1011:53 AMJun 247:40 PMJun 247:40 PM8:37 AM8:37 AM4:10 PM4:10 PM4:02 PM4:02 PM8:00 AM8:00 AM7:17 AM7:17 AM6:04 PM6:04 PM7:15 PM7:15 PM7:33 AM7:33 AM6:44 AM6:44 AM8:46 PM8:46 PM7:55 PM7:55 PM5:57 AM5:57 AM9:11 PM9:11 PM8:40 PM8:40 PM4:27 AM4:27 AM10:52 PM10:52 PM
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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer
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 the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Wind Speed in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mph70 mph70 mphWinterSummer
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Speed in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer
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 2021 in Orkney

Hourly Wind Direction in 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Spring of 2021 in Orkney

Atmospheric Pressure in the Spring of 2021 in OrkneyMarAprMay28.0 inHg28.0 inHg28.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHgWinterSummer
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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