Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

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Light rain.
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    7 day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney

    Today (19 October 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    21
    ESE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    41
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    UV - -
    Monday (20 October 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 rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    39
    38
    38
    37
    37
    37
    36
    35
    33
    30
    27
    24
    20
    17
    14
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    VP
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    9
    SW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    WSW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    S
    18
    S
    16
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    19
    20
    20
    24
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    24
    25
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    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
    90%
    88%
    85%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Thursday (23 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    E
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    14
    NE
    15
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    18
    NE
    18
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    19
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    20
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    23
    22
    20
    16
    15
    14
    16
    17
    19
    19
    22
    24
    24
    28
    26
    26
    29
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    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
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Friday (24 October 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 Light shower day Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    22
    NNE
    22
    N
    27
    N
    27
    N
    27
    N
    26
    N
    24
    N
    22
    N
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    41
    44
    44
    44
    42
    36
    34
    32
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    72%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    31
    30
    31
    31
    30
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    70%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy and windy with spells of rain on Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy outbreaks of rain over Orkney soon spreading north to Shetland. The rain becomes persistent over Orkney overnight, then possibly across Shetland later. Strong southeast winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloud and rain lingering for much of the day but some drier interludes possible for Orkney later. Strong southeast winds gradually ease. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying unsettled and rather cloudy with scattered showers and occasionally strong winds Tuesday to Thursday .

    Updated:

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