Thorntonloch (Beach) (East Lothian) weather

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7 day forecast for Thorntonloch (Beach)

Today (12 March 2026)
Time
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 Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
60%
60%
80%
80%
50%
40%
30%
30%
Temperature
9°
9°
10°
10°
9°
8°
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
5°
6°
6°
5°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
2°
1°
1°
0°
0°
-1°
Wind direction and speed
SSW
30
SSW
29
SSW
27
SSW
24
WSW
21
W
17
WSW
16
WSW
15
SW
16
SW
15
SW
14
SW
14
SW
13
SW
12
SSW
13
SSW
14
Wind gust (mph)
55
53
50
47
41
35
33
32
34
34
34
35
32
31
32
33
Visibility
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
85%
85%
85%
84%
84%
83%
79%
72%
72%
73%
75%
76%
76%
75%
74%
UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
30
29
27
24
21
17
16
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (13 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
30%
20%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
50%
70%
50%
30%
30%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
7°
7°
8°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-2°
-3°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-2°
-1°
1°
2°
3°
3°
4°
3°
2°
2°
1°
0°
0°
-1°
-1°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
14
SW
15
SW
17
SW
18
SW
20
SW
22
SW
22
SW
23
SW
23
WSW
23
WSW
23
WSW
23
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
14
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
34
35
36
37
39
40
40
42
41
40
40
39
36
34
34
32
29
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
Visibility (description)
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
72%
74%
72%
68%
69%
74%
74%
75%
73%
72%
68%
66%
64%
64%
64%
66%
71%
73%
75%
77%
77%
78%
78%
79%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
15
17
18
20
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
21
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
15
15
15
15
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (14 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-2°
-1°
1°
2°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
3°
2°
1°
0°
0°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
14
WSW
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
14
W
13
W
13
WSW
12
WSW
10
SW
8
SW
9
SW
10
SW
11
SSW
12
SSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
23
21
19
20
20
20
20
21
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
82%
83%
82%
82%
81%
80%
80%
76%
73%
67%
64%
61%
58%
57%
57%
60%
65%
75%
76%
76%
81%
80%
81%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
8
9
10
11
12
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
15
14
14
15
3
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (15 March 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
60%
50%
70%
70%
60%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
60%
50%
40%
30%
40%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
5°
5°
5°
6°
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
7°
6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
1°
2°
3°
4°
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
3°
2°
1°
0°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
20
SSW
22
SSW
22
SSW
22
SSW
22
SW
21
SW
20
SW
20
SW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
W
17
WSW
17
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
16
WSW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
Wind gust (mph)
22
23
24
28
29
34
34
34
33
34
34
35
36
36
38
39
36
33
32
31
30
32
32
32
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
82%
82%
82%
83%
83%
83%
84%
84%
84%
82%
79%
75%
72%
72%
72%
73%
74%
76%
77%
77%
79%
77%
78%
78%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
14
16
17
20
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
6
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
7
15
14
11
7
7
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (16 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
30%
50%
60%
70%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
7°
7°
8°
8°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-1°
0°
2°
3°
4°
4°
5°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
19
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
20
SW
19
SW
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
S
19
S
20
S
21
SSW
23
SSW
23
SSW
21
Wind gust (mph)
32
33
34
36
34
33
32
32
34
34
34
32
32
31
31
30
31
33
35
38
43
43
42
41
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
77%
77%
77%
77%
78%
79%
78%
77%
75%
68%
66%
62%
58%
58%
60%
64%
69%
76%
81%
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
20
21
23
23
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
14
14
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (17 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
8°
8°
8°
9°
11°
11°
9°
8°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
6°
7°
7°
5°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
20
SSW
19
SSW
20
SW
21
SW
23
SW
22
SW
19
SSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
37
35
37
41
42
38
31
29
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
84%
85%
81%
72%
67%
74%
81%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
19
20
21
23
22
19
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
6
5
4
6
8
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (18 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
7°
6°
6°
8°
11°
11°
9°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
3°
2°
2°
5°
8°
9°
7°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
15
SSW
14
SW
12
SW
12
SW
12
SW
10
SW
7
WSW
6
Wind gust (mph)
26
23
22
23
22
19
12
11
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
E
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
85%
87%
77%
58%
55%
72%
82%
UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
15
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Thursday 12 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 12 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 12 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Thursday 12 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 13 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Friday 13 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 13 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 14 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 14 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 14 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Saturday 14 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 15 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 15 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 15 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Sunday 15 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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Tide times

Monday 16 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 16 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 16 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 16 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 17 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 18 March

Tide times and heights are from Dunbar tidal station which is 5.2 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 explained

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Forecast for 9am Thursday
Updated 07:00 (UTC) on Thu 12 Mar 2026
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Dumfries, Galloway, Lothian & Borders weather forecast

Headline:

Wet and very windy for today.

Today:

An overcast morning with periods of rain that turn heavy at times, combining with gales to bring decidedly un-Spring like weather. Clearing to blustery showers during the afternoon, these occasional in west, isolated in east. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Blustery showers pushing across the area on strong west to southwest winds. Outbreaks frequent and heavy in west, occasional in east and turning wintry to quite low levels. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Friday:

Showers continuing, frequent in the west, occasional in east, but outbreaks lighter than Thursday night. Best of the brighter spells expected across Lothian and Borders. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Showers for Saturday focused in west, with east relatively sheltered. Rain early Sunday, clearing to blustery showers by afternoon, wintry across hills. Scattered showers then periods of rain for Monday.

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