Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Sat 17 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:56

Sunset: 18:01

Light showers.

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No pollen data.

Next high tide: 13:50 for
Marwick

Sat 17 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Sun 18 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:58

Sunset: 17:58

Clear.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 02:47 for
Marwick

Sun 18 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Mon 19 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:00

Sunset: 17:55

Clear changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 04:17 for
Marwick

Mon 19 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius;
Tue 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:03

Sunset: 17:53

Partly cloudy changing to light rain by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 05:54 for
Marwick

Tue 20 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius;
Wed 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:05

Sunset: 17:50

Light rain changing to cloudy by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 07:02 for
Marwick

Wed 21 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Thu 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 17:47

Sunny intervals changing to mist by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 07:44 for
Marwick

Thu 22 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Fri 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:10

Sunset: 17:44

Light showers changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 08:18 for
Marwick

Fri 23 Oct

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;

Light showers.

Sunrise: 07:56

Sunset: 18:01

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 13:50 for

Marwick

7 day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Today (17 October 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	80%	60%	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	80%	90%	80%	60%
Temperature (°C)	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 9	W 9	WNW 7	W 7	W 6	W 6	WSW 5
Wind gust (mph)	22	23	23	23	21	20	18	17	15	14	13	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	77%	76%	77%	78%	79%	82%	84%	85%	86%	88%	89%	91%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (18 October 2026)

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
Chance of precipitation	50%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°	6°	7°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	6°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	7°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	21	22	24	25	25	25	25	25	26
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	89%	90%	88%	87%	90%	91%	91%	90%	90%	87%	85%	77%	72%	67%	66%	65%	67%	75%	77%	80%	82%	82%	83%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (19 October 2026)

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
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)	8°	8°	7°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	8°	9°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	6°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18
Wind gust (mph)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	29	29	29	29	30	30	32	32	33	33	34	35
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	81%	82%	83%	83%	82%	81%	81%	81%	81%	77%	75%	70%	66%	66%	66%	69%	73%	83%	90%	91%	91%	91%	91%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (20 October 2026)

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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	30%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%
Temperature (°C)	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 21	SSE 22	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 15
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	36	35	36	35	35	34	34	34	33	31
Visibility (description)	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	92%	91%	90%	88%	88%	88%	86%	86%	85%	84%	83%	80%	79%	79%	77%	77%	77%	80%	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (21 October 2026)

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
Chance of precipitation	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	7°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SW 8	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 13	WNW 11	W 10	W 10
Wind gust (mph)	31	31	29	28	26	25	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	24	26	26	27	26	26	24	24	22	23	22
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	G	M	M	G
Humidity	86%	88%	88%	89%	88%	87%	88%	88%	90%	91%	91%	90%	90%	88%	84%	84%	83%	83%	84%	84%	83%	83%	82%	81%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (22 October 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	7°	7°	8°	10°	10°	8°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	4°	3°	6°	7°	8°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 10	W 9	WSW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 11
Wind gust (mph)	21	20	19	18	21	21	18	18	18
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M
Humidity	81%	82%	85%	85%	84%	73%	75%	84%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Friday (23 October 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	5°	5°	6°	7°	6°	6°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 11	SSE 15	SE 18	SE 21	SE 23	SE 22	SSE 23	SSE 24
Wind gust (mph)	21	26	34	39	42	42	39	39
Visibility (description)	P	P	P	M	M	M	P	M
Humidity	88%	87%	89%	85%	82%	83%	83%	83%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Settled weekend before signs of some wetter weather to come

Much of the UK is expected to see a largely dry and settled weekend courtesy of a developing area of high pressure, ahead of increasing chances of rain and mor…

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Sunny spells and a few light showers

Today:

A largely dry and bright day with sunny spells, although a few light showers are possible, mainly during the morning. Winds will be gentle to moderate. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Any light showers will clear away to leave it dry and partly cloudy. Best of clear spells will be across Orkney later in the night. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Sunday:

A dry day with patchy cloud across Shetland during the morning, but becoming widely sunny through the afternoon. Southwesterly winds will gradually freshen. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Partly cloudy but dry on Monday. Turning widely cloudier on Tuesday, with an increasing risk of rain later before continuing into Wednesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 17 Oct 2026

UK long range weather forecast

It is looking increasingly likely that a changeable if not unsettled spell of weather will affect the UK through this period, with spells of wet and windy weather arriving from the Atlantic followed by drier though still showery interludes. While there is still a chance that high pressure will build near the UK again during late October, it is more likely that the changeable or unsettled regime will continue once established. It is possible that stormy weather may also develop at times. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall, with mild spells likely at times, especially towards the south. In between frontal systems, colder nights are possible, with a touch of frost.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 16 Oct 2026

This period is highly uncertain, more so than normal, but overall it seems more likely than not that weather patterns will be dominated by westerly or southwesterly winds from the Atlantic during this period. This will result in occasional spells of wet and windy weather followed by drier but still showery interludes. High pressure may attempt to build across the country at times but any settled spells are most likely to be short-lived. Temperatures are likely to be near or above average overall.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 16 Oct 2026

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Settled weekend before signs of some wetter weather to come

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