Stromness (Orkney Islands) weather

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Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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    8 day forecast for Stromness

    Today (17 May 2025)
    Time
    08:00
    09:00
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    11:00
    12:00
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    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    N
    7
    N
    5
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    19
    18
    17
    17
    12
    10
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    UV 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Sunday (18 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    5
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    N
    16
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    16
    NE
    15
    NE
    15
    NE
    14
    NE
    14
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    11
    NE
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    13
    16
    16
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    18
    18
    16
    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
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    5
    E
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    90%
    86%
    82%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    3
    N
    3
    N
    4
    NW
    9
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    6
    9
    12
    15
    15
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    90%
    87%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    8
    N
    11
    N
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    14
    16
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    84%
    77%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    71%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    13
    ESE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    70%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    69%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    12
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    16
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 3 1 -
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSE
    11
    S
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    13
    14
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    90%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with long sunny spells, some patchy cloud.

    Today:

    A dry day with some lengthy sunny periods, especially for Orkney. Turning cloudier across the north and east of Shetland before this spreads into parts of Orkney later this afternoon. Moderate northerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Some late sunny spells interspersed with patches of low cloud this evening. The rest of the night will be dry, but turning widely cloudier from the north through the night. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Sunday:

    Dry but with a good deal of cloud in the morning. Decent sunny spells developing through the day, but the north and east of Shetland perhaps remaining rather cloudy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Remaining settled and largely dry. Areas of cloud will tend to break up at times during the day to give some sunnier spells. Gentle to moderate northerly breeze.

    Updated:

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