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Winter 2024 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 the winter of 2024. It features all historical weather data series we have available, including the Orkney temperature history for the winter of 2024. You can drill down from year to month and even day level reports by clicking on the graphs.

Orkney Temperature History in the Winter of 2024

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Temperature history in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FFallSpring
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 Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Hourly Temperature in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringvery 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 the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Cloud Cover in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Observed Weather in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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
Sun, Dec 1 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Dec 2 Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGS, RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Dec 3 Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRASN, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Wed, Dec 4 Recent Showers of Hail, Heavy Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, +RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Thu, Dec 5 Recent Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Fri, Dec 6 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, VCSH
Sat, Dec 7 Recent Snow, Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESN, RASN, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, Dec 8 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Dec 10 Light Drizzle, Mist-DZ, BR
Wed, Dec 11 Light Drizzle-DZ
Thu, Dec 12 Light Drizzle-DZ
Fri, Dec 13 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Dec 14 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, Dec 15 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Dec 16 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers of Light Rain, Recent DrizzleRADZ, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -RADZ, -SHRA, REDZ
Tue, Dec 17 Recent Showers of Hail, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, MistRESHGR, RA, RERA, -RA, -RADZ, REDZ, BR
Wed, Dec 18 Light Snow, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, SHRAGS, RERA, SHRA, -DZRA, -RA, VCSH
Thu, Dec 19 Showers of Light Rain and Hail, Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGR, -SHRAGS, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Dec 20 Recent Snow Grains, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESG, SHRAGS, RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Dec 21 Recent Thunderstorm, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRETS, RA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, Dec 22 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Dec 23 Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, VCSH
Tue, Dec 24 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, MistRERA, -RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, BR
Wed, Dec 25 Heavy Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle+RA, RERA, -RA, -DZ, REDZ
Thu, Dec 26 Recent Rain, Light RainRERA, -RA
Fri, Dec 27 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Partial Fog, Patches of Fog-RA, -DZ, PRFG, BCFG
Sat, Dec 28 Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Sun, Dec 29 Light Snow, Heavy Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, +RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Mon, Dec 30 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -RASN, RA, RERA, -RA, VCSH
Tue, Dec 31 Rain and Hail, Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Snow, Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Rain and Snow, Heavy Rain, Drizzle and Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRAGR, RESHGR, SHGR, RESN, -SN, -RASN, RASN, +RA, DZRA, RA, RERA, -RA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Wed, Jan 1 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Light Snow, Light RainRESHGR, SHGR, -SN, -RA
Thu, Jan 2 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Showers of Light Small Hail, Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Showers of Light Snow and Rain, Recent Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, -SN, -SHSN, -SHGS, -SHRASN, -SHSNRA, RERA, VCSH
Fri, Jan 3 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Recent Snow, Showers of Small Hail and Snow, Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Snow, Recent Showers of Small Hail, Showers of Small Hail, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, RESN, SHGSSN, SHSN, -SN, -SHSN, RESHGS, SHGS, VCSH
Sat, Jan 4 Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Sun, Jan 5 Light Rain-RA
Mon, Jan 6 Light Snow, Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -SHRASN, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Jan 7 Light Snow, Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Showers of Light Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -SHRAGS, -SHRASN, RERA, -SHRA, VCSH
Wed, Jan 8 Recent Showers of Hail, Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, SHGR, RESHSN, SHSN, -SN, -SHRAGS, VCSH
Thu, Jan 9 Recent Showers of Hail, Recent Showers of Snow, Recent Snow, Showers of Snow, Light Snow, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHGR, RESHSN, RESN, SHSN, -SN, SHRAGS, RESHRA, VCSH
Mon, Jan 13 Light Rain, Light Rain and Drizzle, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -RADZ, VCSH
Tue, Jan 14 Rain, Recent Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, VCSH
Fri, Jan 17 Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Mist, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -DZ, BR, VCSH
Sat, Jan 18 HazeHZ
Tue, Jan 21 Fog in the Vicinity, Mist, Shallow Fog, Showers in the VicinityVCFG, BR, MIFG, VCSH
Wed, Jan 22 Recent Rain, Haze, Fog, Mist, Showers in the VicinityRERA, HZ, FG, BR, VCSH
Thu, Jan 23 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain-RA, -SHRA
Fri, Jan 24 Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain+RA, RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA
Sat, Jan 25 Recent Showers of Snow, Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Showers of Snow and Rain, Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRESHSN, -SHRAGS, SHRAGS, SHSNRA, +RA, RA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sun, Jan 26 Heavy Rain, Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RA, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Jan 27 Drizzle and Rain, Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityDZRA, RADZ, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, -DZ, REDZ, VCSH
Tue, Jan 28 Rain and Drizzle, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Drizzle and Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Recent Drizzle, Showers in the VicinityRADZ, RERA, RESHRA, -DZRA, -RA, -SHRA, REDZ, VCSH
Wed, Jan 29 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, VCSH
Thu, Jan 30 Light Snow, Recent Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, RERA, -SHRA, VCSH
Sat, Feb 1 Showers of Rain, Showers of Light RainSHRA, -SHRA
Sun, Feb 2 Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Feb 3 Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, -RA, VCSH
Tue, Feb 4 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH
Wed, Feb 5 Showers of Light Rain and Small Hail, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRAGS, RERA, RESHRA, -RA, VCSH
Sat, Feb 8 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Sun, Feb 9 Light Rain, Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Recent Drizzle, Haze-RA, DZ, -DZ, REDZ, HZ
Mon, Feb 10 Light Freezing Drizzle, Light Freezing Rain, Recent Freezing Drizzle, Recent Freezing Rain, Light Rain, Haze-FZDZ, -FZRA, REFZDZ, REFZRA, -RA, HZ
Thu, Feb 13 Light Snow, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Fri, Feb 14 Light Snow, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -RA, VCSH
Sat, Feb 15 Recent Rain, Light RainRERA, -RA
Sun, Feb 16 Light Snow, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -SHRA, VCSH
Mon, Feb 17 Showers of Rain and Small Hail, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the VicinitySHRAGS, RESHRA, SHRA, -SHRA, VCSH
Tue, Feb 18 Light Snow, Light Rain and Snow, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SN, -RASN, RERA, -RA, -SHRA, VCSH
Wed, Feb 19 Showers of Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-SHRA, VCSH
Thu, Feb 20 Rain, Recent Rain, Showers of Light Rain, Haze, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -SHRA, HZ, VCSH
Fri, Feb 21 Rain, Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, RESHRA, SHRA, -RA, VCSH
Sat, Feb 22 Showers in the VicinityVCSH
Sun, Feb 23 Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRA, RERA, -RA, VCSH
Tue, Feb 25 Recent Rain, Recent Showers of Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the VicinityRERA, RESHRA, -RA, VCSH
Wed, Feb 26 Heavy Rain, Recent Rain, Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity+RA, RERA, -RA, VCSH
Thu, Feb 27 Light Rain, Showers in the Vicinity-RA, VCSH

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 216 hr, 11 minDec 216 hr, 11 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2810 hr, 29 minFeb 2810 hr, 29 min
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 Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring7:10 AM7:10 AMFeb 285:39 PMFeb 285:39 PM9:00 AM9:00 AMDec 153:14 PMDec 153:14 PM
The solar day over the course of the Winter of 2024. 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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 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 AMFallSpring001001010
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. 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 Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 112:48 PMNov 112:48 PMNov 159:29 PMNov 159:29 PMDec 16:22 AMDec 16:22 AMDec 159:02 AMDec 159:02 AMDec 3010:28 PMDec 3010:28 PMJan 1310:28 PMJan 1310:28 PMJan 2912:37 PMJan 2912:37 PMFeb 121:54 PMFeb 121:54 PMFeb 2812:45 AMFeb 2812:45 AMMar 146:55 AMMar 146:55 AMMar 2910:58 AMMar 2910:58 AM3:46 PM3:46 PM9:53 AM9:53 AM2:21 PM2:21 PM9:12 AM9:12 AM3:59 PM3:59 PM5:19 PM5:19 PM6:39 AM6:39 AM5:44 AM5:44 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.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Wind Speed in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph10 mph10 mph20 mph20 mph30 mph30 mph40 mph40 mph50 mph50 mph60 mph60 mph70 mph70 mph80 mph80 mphFallSpring
The daily range of reported wind speeds (gray bars), with maximum gust speeds (red ticks).

Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Hourly Wind Speed in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
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 2024 in Orkney

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Hourly Wind Direction in 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM3 AM3 AM6 AM6 AM9 AM9 AM12 PM12 PM3 PM3 PM6 PM6 PM9 PM9 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring
calmnortheastsouthwest
The hourly reported wind direction, color coded by compass point. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2024 in Orkney

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Atmospheric Pressure in the Winter of 2024 in OrkneyDecJanFeb28.0 inHg28.0 inHg28.5 inHg28.5 inHg29.0 inHg29.0 inHg29.5 inHg29.5 inHg30.0 inHg30.0 inHg30.5 inHg30.5 inHg31.0 inHg31.0 inHgFallSpring
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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