Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware of your surroundings and look out for conditions like rip currents

• only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    50%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    10
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    88%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    WNW
    5
    W
    4
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    S
    3
    SSE
    4
    SE
    5
    SE
    7
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    17
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    9
    7
    6
    6
    7
    9
    15
    19
    23
    27
    31
    33
    36
    35
    33
    29
    25
    21
    21
    21
    22
    23
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    92%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    7
    10
    13
    15
    17
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    19
    SW
    21
    SW
    23
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    35
    36
    35
    36
    36
    34
    34
    34
    33
    28
    26
    24
    23
    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
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    17
    19
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    13
    11
    10
    11
    12
    13
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    20
    21
    24
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    17
    16
    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
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    N
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    N
    17
    NNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    21
    19
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    30
    30
    32
    33
    33
    32
    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
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    75%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NW
    13
    NW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    34
    30
    30
    30
    30
    27
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    70%
    68%
    70%
    63%
    59%
    59%
    63%
    68%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    17
    16
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    2.1
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    14
    17
    18
    15
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    73%
    76%
    67%
    61%
    65%
    80%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 1.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy Wednesday morning with some rain. Afternoon becoming drier, brighter.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Frequent showers will die out and clear spells will increase from the late evening. The rest of the night will stay dry as cloud pushes northeast across the area. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Wednesday:

    After a cloudy but dry start, rain will spread north in the morning. This rain will mostly die out and bright spells develop during the afternoon.Winds strengthening on West Coast. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

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