Wide Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Wide Firth

    Today (17 June 2025)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    40%
    10%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    14
    WSW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    13
    17
    21
    21
    22
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    83%
    87%
    90%
    86%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wednesday (18 June 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 Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    50%
    70%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    16
    SW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    14
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    27
    30
    30
    30
    29
    31
    33
    34
    35
    35
    34
    34
    34
    32
    30
    29
    27
    26
    24
    23
    21
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Thursday (19 June 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    13
    13
    12
    16
    16
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    89%
    83%
    73%
    68%
    75%
    77%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Friday (20 June 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    W
    10
    NNE
    7
    E
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    82%
    83%
    88%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Saturday (21 June 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    4
    E
    6
    ESE
    8
    SE
    11
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    SE
    13
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    16
    14
    16
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    86%
    82%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Sunday (22 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    W
    9
    SW
    10
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    N
    12
    NNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    13
    15
    13
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Monday (23 June 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
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 3 1 1

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    A bright day on Wednesday with sunny spells.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will be mainly dry with sunny or clear periods overnight. There will also be a few light passing showers. Moderate to fresh westerly winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A bright day with sunny spells. It will be dry most of the time with just a few light showers, passing by quickly. Brisk westerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    High pressure will bring a mainly dry few days with sunny spells. There may be a few showers later Friday and on Saturday. Becoming warm.

    Updated:

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