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

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    8 day forecast for Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach)

    Today (31 March 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    W
    14
    W
    12
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    20
    19
    17
    16
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    84%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    UV
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (1 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    12:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    S
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    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
    91%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    66%
    65%
    63%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    63%
    67%
    70%
    73%
    77%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (2 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    15°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    N
    8
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    18
    16
    18
    17
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    86%
    66%
    44%
    45%
    72%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    NE
    7
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    8
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    10
    15
    17
    17
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    93%
    81%
    72%
    73%
    82%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    16
    19
    20
    19
    15
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    87%
    69%
    64%
    64%
    72%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    9
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    15
    18
    19
    17
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    88%
    71%
    65%
    66%
    75%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    12
    17
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    12
    14
    13
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    93%
    75%
    66%
    66%
    77%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    7
    10
    12
    12
    9
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    96%
    80%
    68%
    67%
    79%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    2
    3
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 31 March

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 1 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 2 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 3 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 4 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 5 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 6 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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 7 April

    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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    Cloudy with some rain in west, dry and brighter east.

    Today:

    It will be cloudy but mild on Monday with outbreaks of rain or drizzle at times in the west. Staying dry with some sunny spells breaking through at times for Inverness and Nairn. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any low cloud and outbreaks of light rain soon clearing north to leave a dry evening and overnight period with clear spells developing. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Some areas of low cloud to start, soon clearing to leave a dry, mild and sunny day. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Dry and settled conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with plenty of sunshine on offer and staying mild. Staying mostly dry but cloudier with the odd spot of rain on Friday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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