current weather for Orcades (United Kingdom)
Orcades is located near Kirkwall at 2mi↑, Orphir at 6mi↑, Stromness at 11mi↑, Pierowall at 22mi↑, Thurso at 34mi↑,
Elevation : 95ft
currently : 37°F overcast at Orcades
The current temperature is 37°F, the felt temperature is 30°F.
Wind direction from North West with a speed of 11mph.
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
Pressure is 29inHg : low-pressure regime, a harbinger of gray and even rainy weather.
weather last updated 8625 minutes
Sun rises in 8h48 and the sun is setting in 14h20. The duration of the night is 18h27.
For more details on weather observations and short-term forecasts, see the aeronautical weather provided by Kirkwall airport.
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Weather forecast for Orcades (United Kingdom)
Friday, November 28, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 39°F to 45°F
wind speed up to 27mph
4h
39°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from North West 27mph with gusts at 26mph
7h
40°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 23mph with gusts at 23mph
10h
42°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 25mph with gusts at 26mph
13h
44°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 22mph with gusts at 23mph
16h
43°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 25mph with gusts at 25mph
19h
43°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 62 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 24mph with gusts at 22mph
22h
44°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 20mph with gusts at 20mph
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 41°F to 45°F
wind speed up to 26mph
1h
43°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 57 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 19mph with gusts at 19mph
4h
42°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 63 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 17mph with gusts at 17mph
7h
42°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 18mph with gusts at 17mph
10h
42°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 53 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 12mph with gusts at 11mph
13h
42°F
Overcast
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 46 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 5mph with gusts at 4mph
16h
42°F
Broken clouds
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 46 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 4mph with gusts at 4mph
19h
42°F
Broken clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 16mph with gusts at 16mph
22h
44°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 63 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 26mph with gusts at 26mph
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 43°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 40mph
Wind alert of 40mph at Orcades
1h
43°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 32mph with gusts at 35mph
4h
44°F
Moderate rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South 38mph with gusts at 41mph
7h
47°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South 31mph with gusts at 36mph
10h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South West 21mph with gusts at 22mph
13h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South West 18mph with gusts at 20mph
16h
49°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South West 13mph with gusts at 16mph
19h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 68 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South West 11mph with gusts at 12mph
22h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South 5mph with gusts at 6mph
Monday, December 1, 2025
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night, there will be nightly rain and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. Rain is forecasted. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 46°F to 52°F
wind speed up to 47mph
Wind alert of 47mph at Orcades
1h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South East 14mph with gusts at 15mph
4h
47°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from East 20mph with gusts at 22mph
7h
51°F
Moderate rain
0.2in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South 39mph with gusts at 47mph
10h
51°F
Light rain
0.1in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South 39mph with gusts at 47mph
13h
46°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from West 31mph with gusts at 35mph
16h
48°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from West 30mph with gusts at 35mph
19h
47°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 29inHg
Wind direction from South West 28mph with gusts at 34mph
22h
47°F
Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 27mph with gusts at 32mph
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening. 0in rain in 24h.
the temperature will range from 46°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 33mph
1h
47°F
Few clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 26mph with gusts at 32mph
4h
48°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 28mph with gusts at 33mph
7h
47°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 27mph with gusts at 29mph
10h
47°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 25mph with gusts at 29mph
13h
47°F
Broken clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 80 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 24mph with gusts at 30mph
16h
47°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 21mph with gusts at 26mph
19h
49°F
Broken clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 23mph with gusts at 24mph
22h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 22mph with gusts at 23mph
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 48°F to 48°F
wind speed up to 30mph
1h
48°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 27mph with gusts at 30mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
near
- Hotels in Orcades
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 732mi↑
- Paris at 733mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 734mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 840mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 841mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 842mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 855mi↑
- for RNAS Caldale airport at 2mi↑
- for Kirkwall airport at 4mi↑
- for Corston Airstrip airport at 8mi↑
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