Dornoch Firth (Highland) weather

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Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:22

Sunset: 18:47
Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Next low tide: 10:27 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Fri 2 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:24

Sunset: 18:44
Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 05:19 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Sat 3 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius;
Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:27

Sunset: 18:41
Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 06:32 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Sun 4 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 17° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:29

Sunset: 18:39
Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 08:00 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Mon 5 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Tue 6 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 14° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:31

Sunset: 18:36
Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 09:38 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Tue 6 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Wed 7 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 18:33
Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 10:43 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Wed 7 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Thu 8 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:35

Sunset: 18:30
Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 11:33 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Thu 8 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius;

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:22

Sunset: 18:47

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next low tide: 10:27 for

Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

7 day forecast for Dornoch Firth

Today (2 October 2026)

Time	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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	60%	90%	90%	90%	80%	60%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	13°	15°	16°	16°	16°	17°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°	13°	13°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	11°	13°	14°	14°	14°	15°	14°	14°	13°	12°	12°	11°	10°	10°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wind gust (mph)	19	20	22	24	24	24	23	23	21	22	23	21	22	23	23
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	83%	79%	75%	73%	72%	72%	75%	80%	84%	85%	85%	84%	83%	81%
UV	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (3 October 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
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 11	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	23	23	23	23	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	25	25	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	22	22	22	23
Visibility (description)	G	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	80%	79%	80%	81%	80%	80%	78%	79%	79%	78%	76%	76%	74%	73%	73%	74%	74%	75%	76%	77%	78%	77%	78%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (4 October 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	15°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	13°	12°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wind gust (mph)	25	25	26	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	29	32
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	76%	75%	75%	76%	77%	79%	80%	82%	83%	84%	83%	82%	81%	81%	81%	82%	83%	81%	83%	84%	84%	84%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (5 October 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
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	12°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 14	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 17	W 16	W 17	W 16	W 15	W 13	W 13	W 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	32	33	34	35	35	35	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	30	29	28	27	25	23	23	22	21	22
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	82%	83%	84%	83%	83%	83%	82%	81%	82%	78%	75%	74%	70%	70%	69%	70%	70%	72%	73%	75%	76%	75%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (6 October 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	23	22	25	27	28	28	28	28	25	22	20	20	20	20	20	20
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	77%	77%	77%	76%	77%	76%	76%	77%	77%	75%	69%	67%	66%	64%	63%	64%	65%	68%	72%	74%	75%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (7 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	20%	30%	30%	40%	60%	40%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	10°	10°	11°	12°	12°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	W 13
Wind gust (mph)	19	21	22	23	25	26	25	23	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	76%	77%	77%	76%	66%	67%	72%	75%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	-

Thursday (8 October 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	9°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 13	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14
Wind gust (mph)	21	20	19	19	21	21	23	24
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	77%	78%	76%	68%	70%	74%	77%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-

News

Joint-fourth warmest September on record for the UK

The UK had its joint-fourth warmest September on record in a series which dates back to 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

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Showers in morning. Rain spreading east in the afternoon.

Today:

Bright spells and showers at first, these mostly in the west. Turning cloudier with rain spreading northeast into the west shortly before lunchtime, spreading to all parts during the afternoon, occasionally heavy for a time. Rather windy. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Rain soon clears the east in the evening. Then clear spells and scattered showers follow from the west, these heavy at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

Mostly dry start with bright spells and a few showers. Clouding over from the west with outbreaks of rain and freshening winds, staying drier and brighter in the east. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Southwesterly winds persist through Sunday and Monday with largely cloudy skies and rain or showers, but generally drier and brighter around the Moray Firth. Bright spells, scattered showers on Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 2 Oct 2026

UK long range weather forecast

A band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain will likely come south early in the period with a ridge of high pressure then bringing a spell of mostly dry and fresher conditions, some chilly nights possible. Broadly changeable weather patterns look to continue through to the middle of October with areas of low pressure most likely to pass to the northwest of the UK with higher pressure across the south. So further rain and strong winds at times, mainly focused across the northwest, while southern areas see more in the way of dry weather. Temperatures close to or rather above average on the whole, but still scope for some unseasonably warm weather across the south.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 1 Oct 2026

The second half of October will probably maintain a changeable pattern overall with showers or longer spells of rain often moving in from the Atlantic. This means the wettest and at times windiest weather is more likely in the west and northwest, and relatively drier conditions more likely towards the south and east. With a westerly type considered most likely, this would support temperatures remaining close to or a little above average overall. However, there is a chance that more slowly evolving weather patterns develop, which could either lead to longer drier spells more widely or rainfall accumulating in climatologically drier areas.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 1 Oct 2026

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Joint-fourth warmest September on record for the UK

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