Buckhaven (Fife) weather

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Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.
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    7 day forecast for Buckhaven

    Today (16 May 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    SE
    11
    SSE
    9
    SSW
    8
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    21
    17
    14
    11
    13
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    60%
    63%
    66%
    72%
    74%
    79%
    84%
    89%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Sunday (17 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    28
    27
    25
    22
    22
    22
    19
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    69%
    65%
    62%
    61%
    62%
    58%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    64%
    71%
    81%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Monday (18 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    4
    SW
    4
    W
    4
    W
    4
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    E
    11
    E
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    12
    E
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    84%
    83%
    76%
    74%
    69%
    65%
    65%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    24
    26
    27
    28
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    24
    21
    19
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    21
    22
    23
    25
    26
    27
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    22
    19
    17
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    77%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    8
    SSE
    11
    S
    13
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    14
    18
    22
    25
    24
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    91%
    85%
    77%
    67%
    62%
    67%
    78%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    6
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    8
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    15
    20
    23
    23
    19
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    92%
    85%
    74%
    62%
    59%
    65%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -

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    Central, Tayside & Fife weather forecast

    Headline:

    Bright spells and showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, mostly light and patchy, but the odd heavier burst possible in the west. Turning more showery overnight, the showers mainly in the west. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Bright spells and showers, the best of the brightness for Angus, Dundee and Fife during the morning. The showers could be heavy, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and bright on Monday with early showers dying out. Rain or showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, heavy at times.

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