Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach)

    Today (23 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    18
    W
    19
    W
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    25
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    24
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    23
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    22
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    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    30
    33
    36
    37
    39
    39
    41
    43
    43
    44
    44
    44
    44
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    42
    42
    40
    39
    38
    35
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    G
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    80%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    14
    16
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
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    30%
    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
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    11°
    11°
    11°
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    11°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    30
    28
    25
    21
    19
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
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    15
    14
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    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    83%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
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    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
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    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
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    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
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    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 June 2025)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
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    13°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WNW
    6
    E
    7
    SE
    8
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    79%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 4 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    6
    7
    8
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 June 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
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    40%
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    Temperature (°C)
    12°
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    15°
    15°
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    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    S
    10
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    SW
    12
    S
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    19
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    92%
    84%
    76%
    65%
    72%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    8
    10
    12
    14
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
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    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    15
    W
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    18
    21
    27
    30
    27
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    89%
    83%
    72%
    67%
    65%
    72%
    77%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    15
    18
    18
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    1.6
    1.6
    1.3
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    7
    7
    5
    5
    7
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (28 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
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    10:00
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    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
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    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    25
    25
    27
    25
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    79%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    68%
    79%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    14
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (29 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    19
    23
    22
    21
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    77%
    65%
    59%
    63%
    70%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 23 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 24 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 25 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 26 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 27 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 27 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 27 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 27 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 28 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 28 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 28 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 28 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 29 June

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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:

    Breezy with showers on Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some late sunny, then clear, spells with showers, these heaviest and most frequent across the far north and west. Occasionally strong westerly or southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    A mix of sunny spells and showers, the showers most frequent in the west, where they may merge to give some longer spells of rain. Occasionally strong westerly winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Remaining unsettled with showers or, especially in the west on Tuesday and more generally on Thursday, some longer spells of rain. Eastern parts seeing the best of any sunnier spells.

    Updated:

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