Thursday 5 November
Kirkwall
All seven forecasts expect it to stay dry for the rest of the day.
Strong agreement · all dry · highs 1.7° apart
Low 8°Wind 9 mph7 forecasts averaged, updated at 18:52
The next 24 hours
Bars show how many of the 5 hourly forecasts expect rain (the others only share daily figures). Tap an hour for each one.
Mostly dry. 2 of 5 forecasts show a passing shower around 5am.
This hour (midnight), 9°. 1 of 5 forecasts expect rain, dry on average.
- ECMWF (Europe)7.6°Dry
- GFS (US)9.9°0.1 mm
- ICON (Germany)9.7°Dry
- Météo-France9.6°Dry
- GEM (Canada)7.1°Dry
The seven highs are 1.7° apart.
The optimist
The one to show your mates before a barbecue.
The pessimist
Dry, but the chilliest of the lot. Bring a jumper you probably won’t need.
Every forecast, day by day
Every forecast for Thursday 5 November
| Forecast | High | Low | Rain | Wind | vs average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met Officepessimist | 9.0° | 8.2° | Dry | 6 mph | −1.0° |
| 9.8° | 8.4° | 0.2 mm | 8 mph | −0.2° | |
| ECMWF (Europe) | 9.8° | 7.8° | Dry | 8 mph | −0.2° |
| GFS (US)optimist | 10.7° | 9.8° | Dry | 12 mph | +0.7° |
| ICON (Germany) | 10.4° | 9.4° | Dry | 8 mph | +0.4° |
| Météo-France | 10.5° | 9.5° | Dry | 9 mph | +0.5° |
| GEM (Canada) | 9.9° | 6.0° | Dry | 9 mph | −0.1° |
| Average | 10.0° | 8.4° | Dry | 9 mph | – |
Forecast data: Met Office, Powered by Google. Includes weather data from Google, Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Tonight's stargazing
Cloudy all night. None of the forecasts show a clear spell.
10% moon. Sky darkness here: light polluted.
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