Peffersands (Beach) (East Lothian) weather

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    7 day forecast for Peffersands (Beach)

    Today (19 August 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    40%
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    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    12°
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    15°
    15°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    79%
    82%
    82%
    78%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    UV 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (20 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
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    18:00
    19:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    19
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    69%
    71%
    68%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    63%
    60%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    64%
    67%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (21 August 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    3
    NE
    4
    NE
    5
    NE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    7
    ESE
    9
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    9
    11
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    60%
    54%
    46%
    54%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    3
    4
    5
    7
    7
    7
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.8
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (22 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    5
    NNW
    7
    NE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    84%
    85%
    67%
    60%
    55%
    63%
    73%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    8
    9
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (23 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    6
    SE
    4
    SSW
    4
    NE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    7
    9
    12
    13
    13
    10
    5
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    85%
    86%
    73%
    66%
    64%
    69%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    4
    4
    6
    7
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (24 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    3
    WSW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    5
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    3
    3
    6
    10
    12
    13
    10
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    97%
    96%
    82%
    68%
    59%
    67%
    88%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    3
    3
    3
    5
    7
    8
    8
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (25 August 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    18°
    21°
    22°
    20°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    4
    S
    4
    SSE
    4
    SSE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    7
    14
    16
    17
    14
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    97%
    97%
    81%
    63%
    58%
    65%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 19 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 20 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 21 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 22 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 23 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 23 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 23 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 23 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 24 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 24 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 24 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 24 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 4.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, light rain east, dry and brighter west.

    Today:

    It will be cloudy with light rain at times in the east but dry with sunny spells in the west during the morning. Sunny spells increase from the west as rain becomes patchy in the east during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Tonight:

    A band of cloud and light rain will push southwest across the area through the evening. The night will become dry with increasing clear periods. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy for a time in the east at first otherwise the day will be dry with sunny periods. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Cloudy with bright spells and the odd light shower Thursday otherwise dry with sunny spells Friday and Saturday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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