Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (2.6m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
M UV
L Pollution

    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (4 June 2026)
    Time
    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    13
    S
    12
    S
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    15
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    18
    19
    21
    22
    23
    25
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    UV 4 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    14
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 June 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    20
    W
    23
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    20
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    24
    24
    22
    23
    25
    29
    34
    34
    33
    32
    30
    28
    27
    25
    23
    20
    18
    17
    15
    14
    15
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    84%
    79%
    75%
    73%
    68%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    20
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    21
    19
    17
    15
    13
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 June 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    18
    20
    21
    21
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    30
    31
    31
    29
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 June 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    S
    16
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    19
    18
    17
    19
    20
    21
    22
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    28
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (8 June 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    N
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    18
    18
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    17
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    88%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (9 June 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    W
    12
    SSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    19
    19
    18
    17
    18
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    13
    15
    13
    12
    12
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (10 June 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    S
    15
    SSE
    17
    S
    15
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    21
    23
    23
    22
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 June

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Bu Sands weather map

    View the weather with our interactive map

    Loading map...

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Haar slowly clearing then bright spells and a few showers.

    Today:

    The morning will be overcast with haar, this becoming patchy as the day gradually becomes brighter. The odd bright spell will be interspersed with the occasional shower. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    A few showers will continue into the night along with the chance of the odd fog patch over Shetland. A band of rain will move over Orkney towards the morning. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Cloud and rain over Orkney in the morning will move to Shetland as the rain becomes patchy in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A dry and bright morning becoming cloudy Saturday afternoon. Outbreaks of rain spread north overnight, followed by showers Sunday. The showers become frequent during Monday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

    More from the Met Office