Sandend (Aberdeenshire) weather

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    Today (13 December 2024)
    Time
    17:00
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    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    20%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    24
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 December 2024)
    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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    WSW
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    W
    14
    28
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    28
    28
    28
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    24
    26
    29
    31
    30
    29
    30
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Sunday (15 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    10°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    W
    15
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    27
    W
    26
    35
    38
    39
    41
    44
    50
    50
    46
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    88%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    79%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.2
    1.6
    1.6
    12
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    Monday (16 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    50%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    11°
    10°
    W
    21
    W
    16
    W
    15
    WSW
    12
    W
    14
    W
    14
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    40
    35
    34
    31
    34
    30
    28
    25
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    84%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.1
    0.7
    0.7
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.9
    0.7
    5
    4
    4
    14
    14
    4
    4
    14
    Tuesday (17 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    60%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    WSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    22
    22
    24
    25
    23
    22
    23
    25
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    88%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    90%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Wednesday (18 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10°
    10°
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    14
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    27
    30
    28
    29
    31
    31
    34
    35
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    89%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.5
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    1.5
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    5
    Thursday (19 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    WSW
    19
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    18
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    37
    38
    44
    44
    45
    43
    41
    37
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    82%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.0
    6

    Tide times

    Friday 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 17 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 18 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 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 19 December

    Tide times and heights are from Whitehills tidal station which is 5.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

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    Grampian weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry, bright and cold Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy with a little rain at first, then mainly dry overnight with clear periods developing. There will be a few showers especially up around Peterhead. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A mainly dry and bright day with sunny spells. Feeling cold in the fresh northwesterly wind. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    A mild and windy few days. Often dry with some bright spells but some rain for a time on Monday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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