Orkney weather
The forecast for Orkney (South Africa) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
North West, South Africa26.98°S, 26.67°EAfrica/Johannesburg (UTC+2)ECMWF: October 25 at 02:00 PM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Rain
5 mm · gusts 54 km/h31°C 20°C - TomorrowOctober 27Clear sky
gusts 45 km/h29°C 17°C - WednesdayOctober 28Mostly clear
gusts 30 km/h27°C 13°C - ThursdayOctober 29Clear sky
gusts 20 km/h29°C 13°C - FridayOctober 30Clear sky
gusts 19 km/h31°C 15°C - SaturdayOctober 31Clear sky
gusts 21 km/h32°C 16°C - SundayNovember 1Partly cloudy
0.2 mm · gusts 36 km/h32°C 20°C - MondayNovember 2Light rain
2 mm · gusts 41 km/h31°C 19°C - TuesdayNovember 3Mostly clear
0.6 mm · gusts 44 km/h33°C 19°C - WednesdayNovember 4Mostly clear
0.3 mm · gusts 46 km/h34°C 20°C
Over the next 10 days in Orkney, temperatures will range from 13°C to 34°C, with 8 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 2. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 02:00 PM.
Orkney wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 16 km/h, gusts up to 54 km/h. Calmest: Thursday, October 29 - average 7 km/h. The wind blows most often from the north.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 16 km/h | 54 km/h | northwest |
| Tomorrow | 16 km/h | 45 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 10/28 | 8 km/h | 30 km/h | south |
| Thu, 10/29 | 7 km/h | 20 km/h | southeast |
| Fri, 10/30 | 8 km/h | 19 km/h | north |
| Sat, 10/31 | 9 km/h | 21 km/h | north |
| Sun, 11/1 | 13 km/h | 36 km/h | northwest |
| Mon, 11/2 | 9 km/h | 41 km/h | north |
| Tue, 11/3 | 18 km/h | 44 km/h | north |
| Wed, 11/4 | 12 km/h | 46 km/h | west |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 30°C and nights 13°C, with about 41 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is January (an average of 32°C by day), the coolest is June (18°C by day, 2°C at night). The wettest month is December (about 95 mm) and the driest is July (3 mm).
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 17°C | 94 mm |
| February | 31°C | 16°C | 80 mm |
| March | 29°C | 14°C | 64 mm |
| April | 25°C | 10°C | 42 mm |
| May | 22°C | 6°C | 14 mm |
| June | 18°C | 2°C | 8 mm |
| July | 19°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| August | 22°C | 4°C | 7 mm |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 13 mm |
| October | 30°C | 13°C | 41 mm |
| November | 31°C | 14°C | 67 mm |
| December | 32°C | 16°C | 95 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Orkney comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 26.98°S, 26.67°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF
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