Sun elevation

/ 19.6°
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UV 1
▲ 07:23
▼ 18:36
Waning crescent (295°)
▲ ----
▼ 17:29
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Sun elevation

/ 19.6°
sun-icon
UV 1
▲ 07:23
▼ 18:36
Waning crescent (295°)
▲ ----
▼ 17:29

METAR for Kirkwall (METAR_EGPA)

Time Conditions Temperature/
Dew point
Wind Visibility Weather Clouds Pressure Change Raw
VFR 55.4°F / 44.6°F 260º 26kt Gust 36kt 9700m - Few Clouds 3000ft
Broken Clouds 4100ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051350Z 26026G36KT 9999 FEW030 BKN041 13/07 Q1009"
VFR 55.4°F / 44.6°F 270º 29kt Gust 39kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 2600ft
Scattered Clouds 3400ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051320Z 27029G39KT 9999 VCSH FEW026 SCT034 13/07 Q1008"
VFR 55.4°F / 46.4°F 260º 25kt Gust 35kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 2200ft
Scattered Clouds 3100ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051250Z 26025G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW022 SCT031 13/08 Q1008"
VFR 55.4°F / 44.6°F 260º 25kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 2000ft
Scattered Clouds 4700ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051220Z 26025KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT047 13/07 Q1008"
VFR 55.4°F / 46.4°F 260º 24kt Gust 36kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 2000ft
Scattered Clouds 4300ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051150Z 26024G36KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT043 13/08 Q1008"
VFR 55.4°F / 44.6°F 260º 24kt Gust 35kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 1000ft
Broken Clouds 3700ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051120Z 26024G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW010 BKN037 13/07 Q1007"
MVFR 53.6°F / 44.6°F 260º 27kt Gust 38kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 2700ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051050Z 26027G38KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 BKN027 12/07 Q1007"
MVFR 53.6°F / 46.4°F 260º 24kt Gust 34kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 2700ft
- "ETAR EGPA 051020Z 26024G34KT 9999 -RA FEW006 BKN027 12/08 Q1007"
VFR 53.6°F / 46.4°F 260º 29kt Gust 45kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 3200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050950Z 26029G45KT 9999 -RA FEW006 BKN032 12/08 Q1007"
MVFR 53.6°F / 46.4°F 260º 23kt Gust 34kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 3000ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050920Z 26023G34KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 BKN030 12/08 Q1006"
MVFR 55.4°F / 48.2°F 260º 24kt Gust 35kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2300ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050850Z 26024G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 SCT018 BKN023 13/09 Q1005"
MVFR 55.4°F / 50°F 270º 25kt 9700m in the Vicinity Showers Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050820Z 27025KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 SCT018 BKN022 13/10 Q1005"
MVFR 55.4°F / 51.8°F 270º 26kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 400ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
1005 - "ETAR EGPA 050750Z 27026KT 9999 -RA FEW004 SCT015 BKN022 13/11 Q1005 RERA"
IFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F 250º 28kt Gust 39kt 4000m Rain 3.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050720Z 25028G39KT 4000 RA FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"
MVFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F 250º 23kt Gust 36kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050650Z 25023G36KT 9999 -RA FEW006 SCT018 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"
MVFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F 230º 19kt 9700m - Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050620Z 23019KT 9999 FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"
MVFR 55.4°F / 53.6°F 220º 15kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050550Z 22015KT 9999 -RA FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 13/12 Q1004"
MVFR 57.2°F / 53.6°F 230º 18kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation Few Clouds 800ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050520Z 23018KT 9999 -RA FEW008 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"
MVFR 57.2°F / 51.8°F 240º 21kt 9700m - Scattered Clouds 900ft
Scattered Clouds 1700ft
Broken Clouds 2800ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050450Z AUTO 24021KT 9999 SCT009/// SCT017/// BKN028/// 14/11 Q1004"
VFR 59°F / 50°F 230º 19kt 9700m - Scattered Clouds 2200ft
Broken Clouds 3100ft
Broken Clouds 4900ft
- "ETAR EGPA 050420Z AUTO 23019KT 9999 SCT022/// BKN031/// BKN049/// 15/10 Q1004"
VFR 57.2°F / 50°F 210º 16kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 050350Z AUTO 21016KT 9999 NCD 14/10 Q1004"
VFR 57.2°F / 48.2°F 210º 18kt 9700m Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation - "ETAR EGPA 050320Z AUTO 21018KT 9999 -RA NCD 14/09 Q1004"
VFR 59°F / 48.2°F 220º 20kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 050250Z AUTO 22020KT 9999 NCD 15/09 Q1004"
VFR 57.2°F / 48.2°F 230º 20kt 9700m - - "ETAR EGPA 050220Z AUTO 23020KT 9999 NCD 14/09 Q1005"

VFR

55.4°F / 44.6°F

Wind 260º 26kt Gust 36kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 3000ft
Broken Clouds 4100ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051350Z 26026G36KT 9999 FEW030 BKN041 13/07 Q1009"

VFR

55.4°F / 44.6°F

Wind 270º 29kt Gust 39kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 2600ft
Scattered Clouds 3400ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051320Z 27029G39KT 9999 VCSH FEW026 SCT034 13/07 Q1008"

VFR

55.4°F / 46.4°F

Wind 260º 25kt Gust 35kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 2200ft
Scattered Clouds 3100ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051250Z 26025G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW022 SCT031 13/08 Q1008"

VFR

55.4°F / 44.6°F

Wind 260º 25kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Scattered Clouds 4700ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051220Z 26025KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT047 13/07 Q1008"

VFR

55.4°F / 46.4°F

Wind 260º 24kt Gust 36kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 2000ft
Scattered Clouds 4300ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051150Z 26024G36KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 SCT043 13/08 Q1008"

VFR

55.4°F / 44.6°F

Wind 260º 24kt Gust 35kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 1000ft
Broken Clouds 3700ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051120Z 26024G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW010 BKN037 13/07 Q1007"

MVFR

53.6°F / 44.6°F

Wind 260º 27kt Gust 38kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 2700ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051050Z 26027G38KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 BKN027 12/07 Q1007"

MVFR

53.6°F / 46.4°F

Wind 260º 24kt Gust 34kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 2700ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 051020Z 26024G34KT 9999 -RA FEW006 BKN027 12/08 Q1007"

VFR

53.6°F / 46.4°F

Wind 260º 29kt Gust 45kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 3200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050950Z 26029G45KT 9999 -RA FEW006 BKN032 12/08 Q1007"

MVFR

53.6°F / 46.4°F

Wind 260º 23kt Gust 34kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Broken Clouds 3000ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050920Z 26023G34KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 BKN030 12/08 Q1006"

MVFR

55.4°F / 48.2°F

Wind 260º 24kt Gust 35kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2300ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050850Z 26024G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 SCT018 BKN023 13/09 Q1005"

MVFR

55.4°F / 50°F

Wind 270º 25kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather in the Vicinity Showers
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050820Z 27025KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 SCT018 BKN022 13/10 Q1005"

MVFR

55.4°F / 51.8°F

Wind 270º 26kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 400ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure 1005
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050750Z 27026KT 9999 -RA FEW004 SCT015 BKN022 13/11 Q1005 RERA"

IFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind 250º 28kt Gust 39kt
Visibility 4000m
Weather Rain 3.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050720Z 25028G39KT 4000 RA FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"

MVFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind 250º 23kt Gust 36kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1800ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050650Z 25023G36KT 9999 -RA FEW006 SCT018 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"

MVFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind 230º 19kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050620Z 23019KT 9999 FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"

MVFR

55.4°F / 53.6°F

Wind 220º 15kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 600ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050550Z 22015KT 9999 -RA FEW006 SCT015 BKN022 13/12 Q1004"

MVFR

57.2°F / 53.6°F

Wind 230º 18kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds Few Clouds 800ft
Scattered Clouds 1500ft
Broken Clouds 2200ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050520Z 23018KT 9999 -RA FEW008 SCT015 BKN022 14/12 Q1004"

MVFR

57.2°F / 51.8°F

Wind 240º 21kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Scattered Clouds 900ft
Scattered Clouds 1700ft
Broken Clouds 2800ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050450Z AUTO 24021KT 9999 SCT009/// SCT017/// BKN028/// 14/11 Q1004"

VFR

59°F / 50°F

Wind 230º 19kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds Scattered Clouds 2200ft
Broken Clouds 3100ft
Broken Clouds 4900ft
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050420Z AUTO 23019KT 9999 SCT022/// BKN031/// BKN049/// 15/10 Q1004"

VFR

57.2°F / 50°F

Wind 210º 16kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050350Z AUTO 21016KT 9999 NCD 14/10 Q1004"

VFR

57.2°F / 48.2°F

Wind 210º 18kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather Light Rain 1.00mm precipitation
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050320Z AUTO 21018KT 9999 -RA NCD 14/09 Q1004"

VFR

59°F / 48.2°F

Wind 220º 20kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050250Z AUTO 22020KT 9999 NCD 15/09 Q1004"

VFR

57.2°F / 48.2°F

Wind 230º 20kt
Visibility 9700m
Weather -
Clouds
Pressure
Change -
Raw "ETAR EGPA 050220Z AUTO 23020KT 9999 NCD 14/09 Q1005"

TAF for Kirkwall (METAR_EGPA)

From till


From till Wind 260º 24kt. Visibility 9700m. Few Clouds 2000ft. Scattered Clouds 3000ft.
With 30% probability, Temporarly from till Visibility 8000m. Light Showers Rain .
Temporarly from till Wind 270º 28kt. Gust 38kt.

Raw: TAF EGPA 051401Z 0515/0524 26024KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 TEMPO 0515/0524 27028G38KT PROB30 TEMPO 0515/0524 8000 -SHRA

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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