Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney

    Today (22 February 2026)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light rain Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
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    40%
    80%
    80%
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    60%
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    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    24
    25
    28
    32
    32
    33
    34
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Monday (23 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
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    03:00
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    07:00
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    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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
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    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    5
    S
    5
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    24
    22
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    18
    17
    15
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Tuesday (24 February 2026)
    Time
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    25
    27
    30
    32
    32
    31
    30
    28
    27
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    28
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wednesday (25 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
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    50%
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    40%
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    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    WNW
    6
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    20
    18
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Thursday (26 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
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    40%
    50%
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    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    21
    22
    25
    26
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    29
    29
    29
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Friday (27 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    28
    33
    34
    34
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    84%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Saturday (28 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    20
    W
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    30
    29
    28
    28
    29
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    69%
    69%
    77%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain tonight. Bright and showery on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry start over Shetland, but rain soon turning heavier over Orkney this evening and reaching Shetland by midnight, with strengthening southeasterly winds. Turning more showery before morning. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    There will be a mixture of bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. Fresh to strong west to southwest breeze. A little milder. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Some showers on Monday morning then becoming dry and sunny in the afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday look cloudier with occasional rain.

    Updated:

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