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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Saturday, October 24

Current Weather

7:48 PM

50°F
Light rain
RealFeel® 32°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
32°
Wind
SE 42 mph
Wind Gusts
58 mph
Humidity
93%
Indoor Humidity
49% (Ideal Humidity)
Dew Point
48° F
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
4 mi
Cloud Ceiling
4700 ft

Night

10/24
45°Lo
RealFeel® 29°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Periods of rain; windy this evening
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Flood Alert

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Yellow Warning for Wind

12:00 PM Saturday - 10:00 PM Sunday

WindSSW 18 mph

Wind Gusts38 mph

Probability of Precipitation97%

Probability of Thunderstorms19%

Precipitation0.21 in

Rain Amount0.21 in

Total Hours of Precipitation3.5

Total Hours of Rain3.5

Cloud Cover89%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

9 hrs 32 mins
Rise 8:10 AM
Set 5:42 PM
Waxing Gibbous
Rise 4:45 PM
Set 7:22 AM

Temperature History

10/24
High
Low
Forecast
50°
45°
Average
49°
43°
Last Year
54°
46°

Current Weather Conditions in Kirkwall

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands is currently Light rain with a temperature of 50°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 32° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 93% humidity, 100% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 42 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 32°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Kirkwall, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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