Dornoch (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Sun 17 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:49

Sunset: 21:37
Heavy rain.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen
Next low tide: 07:10 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Sun 17 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Mon 18 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:47

Sunset: 21:39
Sunny intervals changing to light showers by lunchtime.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen
First high tide: 01:42 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Mon 18 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;
Tue 19 May

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

Sunrise: 04:45

Sunset: 21:41
Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen
First high tide: 02:30 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Tue 19 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Wed 20 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:43

Sunset: 21:43
Light showers changing to sunny intervals by early evening.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen
First high tide: 03:17 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Wed 20 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Thu 21 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 19° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:41

Sunset: 21:45
Cloudy.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 04:02 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Thu 21 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 19 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;
Fri 22 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 22° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:40

Sunset: 21:47
Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 04:55 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Fri 22 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 22 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius;
Sat 23 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10° Celsius;

Sunrise: 04:38

Sunset: 21:49
Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.
First high tide: 05:51 for
Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)
Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

1.6 miles

Embo Beach

2.7 miles
Sat 23 May

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius;

Heavy rain.

Sunrise: 04:49

Sunset: 21:37

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Next low tide: 07:10 for

Dornoch (Caravan Park) (Beach)

7 day forecast for Dornoch

Today (17 May 2026)

Time	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	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	90%	80%	80%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	30%
Temperature (°C)	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	8°	9°	8°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 5	N 4	NW 4	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SSW 5	S 5	WSW 6	SSW 7	SW 7	WNW 7	W 6	ENE 6	WNW 5	WSW 5	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	10	11	14	15	14	15	15	18	19	19	21	21	20	19	16	13	12	10	9	9
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	84%	87%	88%	90%	88%	86%	84%	82%	80%	76%	72%	70%	67%	69%	71%	75%	75%	75%	77%	84%	86%	88%
UV	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-

Monday (18 May 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	50%	60%	70%	70%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	8°	9°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	5°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	8°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 5	NW 4	WNW 3	W 3	SE 3	ESE 4	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	13	15	17	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	21	22
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	90%	90%	91%	91%	91%	92%	90%	83%	78%	74%	71%	68%	67%	71%	71%	73%	72%	72%	73%	74%	75%	76%	78%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	-	-

Tuesday (19 May 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	E 12	ESE 11	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 4
Wind gust (mph)	22	23	23	25	25	26	28	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	27	26	24	22	21	21	18	17	16	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	84%	84%	86%	87%	87%	87%	86%	85%	81%	78%	77%	75%	76%	76%	79%	79%	81%	82%	84%	84%	86%	90%	92%	93%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-

Wednesday (20 May 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%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	50%	60%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	13°	13°	14°	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	14°	13°	12°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7
Wind gust (mph)	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	15	16	17	20	22	24	23	24	24	24	22	21	19	16	17	17
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	P	G	G	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	94%	95%	95%	94%	94%	95%	93%	88%	85%	80%	76%	74%	70%	67%	65%	61%	61%	65%	67%	68%	72%	78%	80%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-

Thursday (21 May 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	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	30%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°	13°	14°	16°	16°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	16°	15°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	12°	13°	13°	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 9	ESE 9	SE 8	S 8	NE 7	E 5	ENE 4	NE 5	E 4
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	13	14	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	VG	M
Humidity	84%	85%	86%	86%	87%	89%	87%	84%	82%	80%	79%	75%	72%	69%	68%	68%	71%	70%	73%	76%	80%	86%	88%	94%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-

Friday (22 May 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	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	12°	12°	11°	12°	17°	20°	21°	19°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	11°	11°	12°	16°	18°	19°	18°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 4	NE 4	N 3	ENE 3	ESE 7	SE 10	SE 11	SE 7	ESE 6
Wind gust (mph)	12	7	7	12	20	23	21	14	12
Visibility (description)	P	M	P	M	VG	E	E	VG	VG
Humidity	95%	95%	97%	91%	75%	62%	56%	64%	85%
UV	-	-	1	1	3	5	3	1	-

Saturday (23 May 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	13°	12°	13°	17°	19°	20°	18°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)	12°	11°	13°	15°	17°	17°	16°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 5	SE 4	SE 4	S 10	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 9	S 6
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	17	24	25	24	18	14
Visibility (description)	G	M	VG	VG	VG	E	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	95%	86%	66%	57%	54%	64%	79%
UV	-	1	1	3	5	3	1	-

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Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

Headline:

Showers or longer spells of rain on Sunday,

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain pushing northeast this evening, the odd heavier burst in the west. Remaining cloudy overnight with outbreaks of rain and much milder than of late. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain. It will turn more showery during the day with some brighter spells. The showers could be heavy, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly dry and bright on Monday with early showers dying out. Rain or showers on Tuesday and Wednesday, heavy at times.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 16 May 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Continuing to be changeable at first for the north west, with low pressure often close by to the north of the UK, bringing rain and showers. Across the south, high pressure is expected to quickly start to build near to the UK towards the Bank Holiday weekend, bringing some fine and dry conditions, with temperatures rising accordingly for some. Thereafter, high pressure is expected to broadly remain the dominant influence across much of the UK, with spells of fine weather. Low pressure will be positioned to the north, and will at times allow some rain or showers, this mostly to the north. Overall across the period, temperatures are expected to be above normal with winds often light for many.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 16 May 2026

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, this mainly across the north, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather for many areas. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate through the turn of the month across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Further towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 16 May 2026

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Forecast days

Sun 17 May

Sun 17 May

Mon 18 May

Mon 18 May

Tue 19 May

Tue 19 May

Wed 20 May

Wed 20 May

Thu 21 May

Thu 21 May

Fri 22 May

Fri 22 May

Sat 23 May

Sat 23 May

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Forecast days

Sun 17 May

Sun 17 May

Mon 18 May

Mon 18 May

Tue 19 May

Tue 19 May

Wed 20 May

Wed 20 May

Thu 21 May

Thu 21 May

Fri 22 May

Fri 22 May

Sat 23 May

Sat 23 May

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Saturday 16 May - Wednesday 20 May

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Thursday 21 May - Saturday 30 May

Sunday 31 May - Sunday 14 Jun

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