Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Wed 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:20

Sunset: 20:12

Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

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M Pollution

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Next high tide: 13:56 for
Marwick

Wed 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:17

Sunset: 20:14

Heavy rain changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 02:05 for
Marwick

Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:14

Sunset: 20:16

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

M Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 03:08 for
Marwick

Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:12

Sunset: 20:19

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

M UV

M Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 04:35 for
Marwick

Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:09

Sunset: 20:21

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 06:10 for
Marwick

Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Mon 13 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:06

Sunset: 20:23

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 07:10 for
Marwick

Mon 13 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Tue 14 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:03

Sunset: 20:26

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 07:54 for
Marwick

Tue 14 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;

Overcast changing to sunny intervals in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 06:20

Sunset: 20:12

L UV

M Pollution

L Pollen

Next high tide: 13:56 for

Marwick

7 day forecast for Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Today (8 April 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	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%
Temperature (°C)	10°	10°	10°	11°	11°	11°	11°	10°	9°	9°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	9°	8°	7°	8°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	S 6	SE 5	SSE 6	S 8	S 10
Wind gust (mph)	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	20
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	82%	76%	76%	77%	81%	83%	83%	85%	90%	86%	79%	77%
UV	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (9 April 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	20%	20%	40%	60%	70%	90%	≥95%	90%	70%	50%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	40%	60%	70%	80%	90%
Temperature (°C)	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	5°	4°	3°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 11	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	W 17	W 17
Wind gust (mph)	21	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	23	25	26	26	25	26	27	30	29	30	31	32	33	34	33
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	77%	79%	84%	86%	87%	91%	92%	88%	86%	83%	79%	76%	75%	71%	66%	65%	66%	68%	73%	78%	80%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (10 April 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	90%	80%	60%	50%	60%	60%	50%	40%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	30%	50%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	2°	3°	4°	4°	5°	6°	5°	4°	4°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 17	W 18	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSE 14	SE 16	SE 18	SE 20	SE 20	SE 20	SE 21	SE 22	SE 24
Wind gust (mph)	36	40	37	36	34	34	31	28	26	23	20	19	17	17	20	26	30	35	39	41	43	44	46	49
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	84%	81%	77%	77%	76%	78%	81%	78%	70%	68%	64%	58%	54%	52%	53%	53%	56%	61%	65%	67%	69%	70%	72%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (11 April 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%	80%	90%	90%	80%	70%	50%	40%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	3°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 26	SE 27	SE 28	SE 30	SE 31	SE 31	SE 30	SE 28	SSE 25	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 24	SSE 25	SSE 24	SSE 24	SSE 23	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 20
Wind gust (mph)	51	53	55	57	57	56	55	49	45	40	39	37	39	39	40	38	39	36	35	35	37	36	38	39
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	74%	76%	78%	79%	82%	84%	86%	87%	85%	80%	76%	69%	67%	65%	63%	63%	63%	63%	66%	72%	70%	71%	72%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Sunday (12 April 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%
Temperature (°C)	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 22	SSE 23	SSE 23	S 23	S 22	S 22	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15
Wind gust (mph)	41	40	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	40	38	39	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	31	32	31	31
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	74%	74%	76%	76%	77%	77%	77%	79%	76%	75%	74%	72%	68%	68%	68%	67%	69%	70%	73%	73%	76%	78%	78%	79%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (13 April 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	20%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	1°	2°	5°	7°	7°	5°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 14	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 15	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11
Wind gust (mph)	30	26	24	24	25	25	23	20	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	80%	81%	83%	84%	71%	63%	65%	79%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-

Tuesday (14 April 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	6°	7°	7°	5°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11
Wind gust (mph)	16	15	17	19	22	20	19	21
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	M
Humidity	90%	91%	91%	78%	71%	71%	81%	91%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry today, some bright spells possible this afternoon.

Today:

A mainly cloudy day with the chance of a light shower. A few bright or sunny spells may break through this afternoon. Fresh southeasterly winds at first across Shetland soon easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Dry this evening. Thickening cloud will bring a few outbreaks of rain during the early hours, this turning persistent across Orkney later. Freshening southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

Rain spreading east during the morning, clearing Orkney by late morning and Shetland mid-afternoon. Brighter weather following on behind. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Early showers on Friday otherwise dry and sunny. Windy with rain spreading northeast on Saturday, Orkney drying up later. Breezy with a few showers on Sunday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Apr 2026

UK long range weather forecast

It will likely remain rather changeable during the first part of this period with showers or occasional longer spells of rain affecting many areas. Whether this takes the form of successive weather systems pushing in from the Atlantic or a more slowly evolving weather pattern remains rather unclear. There may also be some drier and brighter interludes and when winds are light, it should feel quite warm, despite temperatures most likely being close to normal for most. Later in the month more blocked weather patterns become more likely, with high pressure in the vicinity of the UK. This increases the probability of more settled weather, especially in the north but there may still be periods of rain or showers, especially in the south.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 7 Apr 2026

Blocked patterns with high pressure near to the UK will probably be dominant during this period with a good deal of dry weather across the UK as whole. Some unsettled interludes could develop at times, especially in the south, where rainfall amounts could be above average. Temperatures will probably be near to or slightly above normal, although some cold nights are still possible.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 7 Apr 2026

Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

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Wed 8 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

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Forecast days

Wed 8 Apr

Wed 8 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

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Wednesday 8 Apr - Sunday 12 Apr

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Sunday 12 Apr - Tuesday 21 Apr

Wednesday 22 Apr - Wednesday 6 May

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