Dornoch Firth (Highland) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 18:00
Heavy rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Next high tide: 00:00 tomorrow for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;
Mon 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:03

Sunset: 17:57
Heavy rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 00:00 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Mon 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Tue 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:05

Sunset: 17:55
Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 00:35 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Tue 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Wed 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 17:52
Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 01:10 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Wed 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Thu 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:09

Sunset: 17:50
Partly cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 01:45 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Thu 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Fri 24 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:12

Sunset: 17:47
Light rain changing to overcast in the afternoon.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 02:20 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Fri 24 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sat 25 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 17:45
Overcast changing to light showers by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 02:57 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Sat 25 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Heavy rain.

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 18:00

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 00:00 tomorrow for

Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

7 day forecast for Dornoch Firth

Today (19 October 2025)

Time	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 21	ESE 21
Wind gust (mph)	32	31	30	29	27
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	86%	87%	90%	91%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (20 October 2025)

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
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	30%	40%	40%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 19	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 8	SSE 6	SSW 5	WSW 5	W 6	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 6	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5
Wind gust (mph)	26	25	23	21	20	18	17	15	12	11	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	7	8
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	93%	93%	93%	94%	95%	95%	96%	96%	96%	96%	95%	95%	93%	92%	92%	91%	90%	89%	88%	88%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (21 October 2025)

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
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	8°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	SSW 6	WSW 6	W 7	W 8	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wind gust (mph)	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	9	10	11	13	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	88%	89%	89%	89%	88%	88%	88%	88%	88%	87%	86%	86%	85%	84%	84%	83%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (22 October 2025)

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
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	5°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13
Wind gust (mph)	17	20	19	19	20	20	19	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	19	19	19	19	17	15	16	15	15	15
Visibility (description)	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	85%	85%	84%	84%	83%	83%	82%	82%	82%	82%	80%	79%	76%	74%	73%	73%	73%	74%	75%	75%	76%	77%	79%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (23 October 2025)

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
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	NNE 12	N 14	N 16	N 18	NNE 18	N 19	N 19	N 20	N 22	N 22	N 22	N 22	N 22	N 22	N 23
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	15	18	19	20	19	19	22	25	24	24	24	24	26	28
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	78%	79%	80%	80%	81%	80%	82%	83%	83%	82%	79%	79%	79%	77%	78%	77%	76%	76%	79%	79%	79%	81%	81%	82%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (24 October 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%	50%	30%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	8°	8°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°	3°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 23	N 24	NNW 25	NNW 25	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 25	NW 24	NW 24
Wind gust (mph)	30	33	35	35	38	37	34	31	29
Visibility (description)	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	81%	82%	82%	82%	79%	76%	71%	72%	73%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Saturday (25 October 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	5°	6°	8°	7°	6°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	3°	2°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 23	NW 22	NW 21	NW 20	NW 21	NW 21	NW 19	WNW 18
Wind gust (mph)	28	28	26	26	28	25	23	19
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	71%	73%	74%	73%	69%	71%	72%	72%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Rain clearing overnight then mainly dry on Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud and rain clear northeast, becoming confined to Caithness overnight. After the rain clears areas of fog will form overnight. Strong southeast winds in the north will gradually ease. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Monday:

Often dry with bright spells on Monday though areas of overnight fog may be slow to clear. Cloudier with some showers over Caithness and Western Isles. Light winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Often cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, and occasionally strong winds from Tuesday through to Thursday.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 19 Oct 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Remaining unsettled to start the period as an area of low pressure clears into the North Sea. Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, and strong winds will likely ease through Friday as the low continues to move eastwards. This will leave a colder northerly flow for a time at the weekend which will be showery around the coasts but with sunny spells inland. Into the following week, conditions are expected to be changeable with showers or longer spells of rain across many parts of the UK. The cold northerly will likely give way to a more changeable westerly pattern and the wettest weather will probably be in parts of the north and west. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal for the time of year.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 19 Oct 2025

Changeable and unsettled with weather systems spreading from the west. These will bring spells of rain, heavy at times, and some strong winds, interspersed with drier, brighter, and less windy periods between systems. The heaviest rain will probably be across northern areas at first, migrating to western areas later. Temperatures are expected to be close to normal or perhaps slightly above.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 19 Oct 2025

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Friday 24 Oct - Sunday 2 Nov

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