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Kirkwall airport in Orkney Islands (United Kingdom)

Kirkwall airport is located near Orkney Islands, with Kirkwall at 3mi↑, Orcades at 4mi↑, Orphir at 8mi↑, Stromness at 14mi↑, Pierowall at 25mi↑, Thurso at 34mi↑,

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Elevation : 15 m = 49ft

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weather : broken clouds at Kirkwall

nuages fragmentés
45°F
41 ↗ 45°F

wind ↑ 25mph

Thursday : Wind alert of 52mph at Kirkwall

Thursday : Wind alert of 39mph at Kirkwall

Aviation weather for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI

METAR for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI

EGPA 111620Z 24021KT 9999 FEW018 SCT045 08/02 Q0993

Decoded METAR for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI

METAR issued by EGPA on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 16:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 hours and 25 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 8°C = 46°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 66 %.

QNH is 993hPa = 29.32inHg

Wind 39km/h = 21kt, direction is 240°.

Clouds : few clouds at 1800ft = 550m. scattered clouds at 4500ft = 1370m.

TAF for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI

EGPA 111355Z 1115/1124 26026G38KT 9999 SCT025 BECMG 1115/1118 23018G28KT PROB40 TEMPO 1115/1122 6000 SHRA BECMG 1119/1122 19022G35KT TEMPO 1122/1124 6000 RA BKN014

Decoded TAF for Kirkwall airport EGPA KOI

TAF issued by EGPA on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 13:55 UTC, issued 7 hours and 50 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.

from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC

1115/1124 26026G38KT 9999 SCT025

wind 26kt = 48km/h with gusts at 38kt = 70km/h, direction is 260°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m

becoming from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 19:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1115/1118 23018G28KT

wind 18kt = 33km/h with gusts at 28kt = 52km/h, direction is 230°

probability of 40% to have temporarily from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC

PROB40 TEMPO 1115/1122 6000 SHRA

Visibility is 6km = 4mi.

shower rain

becoming from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1119/1122 19022G35KT

wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 190°

temporarily from Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Wednesday, March 11, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1122/1124 6000 RA BKN014

Visibility is 6km = 4mi.

rain

broken at 1400ft = 430m

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