Dornoch Firth (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:11

Sunset: 16:50
Overcast changing to light rain by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
Next high tide: 14:30 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 6 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:52
Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 02:59 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:06

Sunset: 16:55
Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 03:31 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:57
Light rain changing to overcast by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 04:05 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:02

Sunset: 16:59
Overcast.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.
First high tide: 04:43 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Tue 10 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:59

Sunset: 17:02
Cloudy.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 05:31 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Tue 10 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Wed 11 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:57

Sunset: 17:04
Light rain.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 06:33 for
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

2.1 miles
Wed 11 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Overcast changing to light rain by early evening.

Sunrise: 08:11

Sunset: 16:50

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 14:30 for

Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

7 day forecast for Dornoch Firth

Today (5 February 2026)

Time	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%	10%	20%	50%	50%	60%	80%	70%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 28	E 28	E 28	E 28	E 28	E 28	E 29	E 30	E 30	E 31
Wind gust (mph)	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	42	42	41
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	84%	83%	76%	76%	77%	77%	79%	79%	76%	77%
UV	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (6 February 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	80%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	60%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 30	E 30	E 30	E 29	E 29	E 28	E 28	E 28	E 29	E 29	E 29	E 29	E 29	E 29	E 28	E 27	E 27	E 26	E 26	E 24	E 23	E 23	E 22	E 22
Wind gust (mph)	40	39	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	30	30
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	78%	81%	81%	78%	81%	81%	80%	78%	79%	79%	78%	79%	79%	82%	82%	82%	82%	83%	84%	85%	84%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (7 February 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	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 22	E 22	E 21	E 21	E 20	E 20	E 20	E 20	E 20	E 20	E 20	E 21	E 21	E 21	E 21	E 21	E 21	E 20	E 20	E 19	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17
Wind gust (mph)	29	29	28	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	27	27	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Visibility (description)	VG	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	88%	90%	91%	92%	92%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (8 February 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	60%	70%	70%	60%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	E 13
Wind gust (mph)	24	24	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	23	23	23	23	21	20	20
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	91%	92%	91%	91%	90%	89%	88%	88%	89%	89%	89%	90%	92%	91%	91%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (9 February 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%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7
Wind gust (mph)	19	18	17	17	18	16	16	15	15	16	13	11	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	10	12	12	15
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	93%	93%	93%	93%	93%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	93%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (10 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	6°	6°	6°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°	0°	2°	2°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	E 15	E 16	E 17	E 18
Wind gust (mph)	13	14	17	21	23	25	27	28
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	91%	92%	91%	87%	87%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Wednesday (11 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	2°	1°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 19	E 18	ENE 18	E 19	E 18	E 17	E 18	E 17
Wind gust (mph)	28	27	28	28	27	28	26	25
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	91%	91%	90%	89%	90%	90%	91%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

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Cloudy, rain, hill snow north. Mainly dry, brighter south. Windy.

Today:

The north will stay cloudy with rain and hill snow at times, this persistent in the northeast with the snow falling to low level later. Mostly dry in the south with bright spells in the southwest. Windy. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

The night will continue mostly dry with clear spells in the south and cloudy with rain and hill snow in the north. Windy. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Friday:

Another dry day for the south with bright spells in the southwest. Rain with hill snow to low levels continues in the north. Windy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Rain and hill snow in the east Saturday and the north Sunday, mainly dry in the west. Mostly dry but cloudy during Monday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 5 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate across the UK during mid-February. Frontal systems over the Atlantic are likely to approach the UK at times, tending to become slow moving as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast. This will result in showers or longer spells of rain spreading across the UK, these heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be highest in parts of the west, including across areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, snow is possible across northern England and Scotland, mainly over high ground. Strong winds could develop in places, especially coasts. Temperatures will probably be close to normal overall, with any cold conditions more likely in the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Wed 4 Feb 2026

Changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK and some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong wind are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Wed 4 Feb 2026

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