Sun elevation

/ -7.5°
sun-icon
UV 5
03:56
22:32
Waxing gibbous moon (108°)
15:44
00:53
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast with light rain
Fog/low stratus clouds with few cirrus
Fog/low stratus clouds
Fog/low stratus clouds with few cirrus
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
°F
54°
53°
53°
54°
54°
55°
57°
58°
59°
°F
52°
51°
51°
52°
53°
54°
55°
56°
57°
SSE
SE
SSE
SSE
S
S
S
S
SSE
mph
4-7
4-7
5-5
4-6
4-7
5-8
5-9
5-8
6-9
in
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
%
0
0
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast with light rain
Fog/low stratus clouds with few cirrus
Fog/low stratus clouds
Fog/low stratus clouds with few cirrus
Overcast
Overcast
Overcast
54°
53°
53°
54°
54°
55°
57°
58°
59°
52°
51°
51°
52°
53°
54°
55°
56°
57°
SSE
4-7
SE
4-7
SSE
5-5
SSE
4-6
S
4-7
S
5-8
S
5-9
S
5-8
SSE
6-9
-
0%
-
0%
< 0.04 in
65%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%

Sun elevation

/ -7.5°
sun-icon
UV 5
03:56
22:32
Waxing gibbous moon (108°)
15:44
00:53

METAR for Kirkwall (METAR_EGPA)

Time Conditions Temperature/
Dew point
Wind Visibility Weather Clouds Pressure Change Raw
VFR 53.6°F / 50°F 170º 3kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222320Z AUTO 17003KT 9999 NCD 12/10 Q1021"
VFR 53.6°F / 51.8°F 170º 3kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222250Z AUTO 17003KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1021"
VFR 53.6°F / 51.8°F 170º 2kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222220Z AUTO 17002KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1022"
VFR 53.6°F / 51.8°F variable 0kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222150Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1022"
VFR 55.4°F / 51.8°F variable 0kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222120Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NCD 13/11 Q1022"
VFR 55.4°F / 53.6°F variable 2kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222050Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NCD 13/12 Q1023"
VFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F variable 1kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 222020Z VRB01KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1023"
VFR 59°F / 55.4°F variable 0kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221950Z 00000KT CAVOK 15/13 Q1023"
VFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F variable 0kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221920Z 00000KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1023"
VFR 59°F / 53.6°F 40º 3kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221850Z 04003KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1023"
VFR 59°F / 53.6°F 360º variable 310º to 030º 4kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221820Z 36004KT 310V030 CAVOK 15/12 Q1023"
VFR 59°F / 53.6°F 10º 6kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221750Z 01006KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1024"
VFR 62.6°F / 53.6°F 290º variable 220º to 330º 3kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 221720Z 29003KT 220V330 CAVOK 17/12 Q1024"
VFR 60.8°F / 55.4°F 220º variable 170º to 270º 3kt 9700m - Few Clouds 1500ft - "ETAR EGPA 221650Z 22003KT 170V270 9999 FEW015 16/13 Q1024"
VFR 60.8°F / 55.4°F 180º 4kt 9700m - Few Clouds 1500ft - "ETAR EGPA 221620Z 18004KT 9999 FEW015 16/13 Q1024"
VFR 60.8°F / 53.6°F 180º 3kt 9700m - Few Clouds 1800ft - "ETAR EGPA 221550Z 18003KT 9999 FEW018 16/12 Q1024"
VFR 60.8°F / 55.4°F 170º 5kt 9700m - Few Clouds 1800ft - "ETAR EGPA 221520Z 17005KT 9999 FEW018 16/13 Q1024"
VFR 62.6°F / 55.4°F 170º variable 140º to 200º 5kt 9700m - Few Clouds 1800ft - "ETAR EGPA 221450Z 17005KT 140V200 9999 FEW018 17/13 Q1025"
VFR 62.6°F / 55.4°F 170º variable 140º to 220º 6kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221420Z 17006KT 140V220 9999 FEW020 17/13 Q1025"
VFR 60.8°F / 55.4°F 160º variable 140º to 200º 6kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221350Z 16006KT 140V200 9999 FEW020 16/13 Q1025"
VFR 60.8°F / 55.4°F 170º 7kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221320Z 17007KT 9999 FEW020 16/13 Q1026"
VFR 60.8°F / 53.6°F 170º 6kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221250Z 17006KT 9999 FEW020 16/12 Q1026"
VFR 59°F / 53.6°F 170º 8kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221220Z 17008KT 9999 FEW020 15/12 Q1026"
VFR 60.8°F / 53.6°F 170º 9kt 9700m - Few Clouds 2000ft - "ETAR EGPA 221150Z 17009KT 9999 FEW020 16/12 Q1027"

VFR

53.6°F / 50°F

Wind 170º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222320Z AUTO 17003KT 9999 NCD 12/10 Q1021"

VFR

53.6°F / 51.8°F

Wind 170º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222250Z AUTO 17003KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1021"

VFR

53.6°F / 51.8°F

Wind 170º 2kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222220Z AUTO 17002KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1022"

VFR

53.6°F / 51.8°F

Wind variable 0kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222150Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NCD 12/11 Q1022"

VFR

55.4°F / 51.8°F

Wind variable 0kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222120Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 NCD 13/11 Q1022"

VFR

55.4°F / 53.6°F

Wind variable 2kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222050Z AUTO VRB02KT 9999 NCD 13/12 Q1023"

VFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind variable 1kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 222020Z VRB01KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1023"

VFR

59°F / 55.4°F

Wind variable 0kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221950Z 00000KT CAVOK 15/13 Q1023"

VFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind variable 0kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221920Z 00000KT CAVOK 14/12 Q1023"

VFR

59°F / 53.6°F

Wind 40º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221850Z 04003KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1023"

VFR

59°F / 53.6°F

Wind 360º variable 310º to 030º 4kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221820Z 36004KT 310V030 CAVOK 15/12 Q1023"

VFR

59°F / 53.6°F

Wind 10º 6kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221750Z 01006KT CAVOK 15/12 Q1024"

VFR

62.6°F / 53.6°F

Wind 290º variable 220º to 330º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221720Z 29003KT 220V330 CAVOK 17/12 Q1024"

VFR

60.8°F / 55.4°F

Wind 220º variable 170º to 270º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 1500ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221650Z 22003KT 170V270 9999 FEW015 16/13 Q1024"

VFR

60.8°F / 55.4°F

Wind 180º 4kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 1500ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221620Z 18004KT 9999 FEW015 16/13 Q1024"

VFR

60.8°F / 53.6°F

Wind 180º 3kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 1800ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221550Z 18003KT 9999 FEW018 16/12 Q1024"

VFR

60.8°F / 55.4°F

Wind 170º 5kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 1800ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221520Z 17005KT 9999 FEW018 16/13 Q1024"

VFR

62.6°F / 55.4°F

Wind 170º variable 140º to 200º 5kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 1800ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221450Z 17005KT 140V200 9999 FEW018 17/13 Q1025"

VFR

62.6°F / 55.4°F

Wind 170º variable 140º to 220º 6kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221420Z 17006KT 140V220 9999 FEW020 17/13 Q1025"

VFR

60.8°F / 55.4°F

Wind 160º variable 140º to 200º 6kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221350Z 16006KT 140V200 9999 FEW020 16/13 Q1025"

VFR

60.8°F / 55.4°F

Wind 170º 7kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221320Z 17007KT 9999 FEW020 16/13 Q1026"

VFR

60.8°F / 53.6°F

Wind 170º 6kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221250Z 17006KT 9999 FEW020 16/12 Q1026"

VFR

59°F / 53.6°F

Wind 170º 8kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221220Z 17008KT 9999 FEW020 15/12 Q1026"

VFR

60.8°F / 53.6°F

Wind 170º 9kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 221150Z 17009KT 9999 FEW020 16/12 Q1027"

TAF for Kirkwall (METAR_EGPA)

From till


From till Wind 170º 4kt. Visibility 9700m. Few Clouds 4500ft.
Temporarly from till Visibility 6000m.
With 30% probability, from till Visibility 2500m. Mist . Broken Clouds 100ft.

Raw: TAF EGPA 222258Z 2300/2309 17004KT 9999 FEW045 TEMPO 2300/2306 6000 PROB30 2300/2306 2500 BR BKN001

Radar and precipitation nowcast, United Kingdom

Drizzle
Light
Moderate
Heavy
Very Heavy
Hail

The location marker is placed on Kirkwall. This animation shows the precipitation radar for the selected time range, as well as a 2h forecast. Orange crosses indicate lightning. Data provided by nowcast.de (available in USA, Europe, Australia). Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from turquoise to red.

Live satellite map, United Kingdom

The location marker is placed on Kirkwall. [More]

The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.

Precipitation is estimated from radar and satellites. Precipitation estimates from satellites are less accurate at night than during daytime.

© 2026 meteoblue, NOAA Satellites GOES-16 and EUMETSAT. Lightning data provided by nowcast.

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