Marwick (Orkney Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (25 August 2026)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (26 August 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals 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 Mist
    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)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    94%
    92%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    92%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (27 August 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    94%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    13
    13
    11
    11
    13
    11
    11
    11
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (28 August 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (29 August 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 Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    21
    22
    20
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    9
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (30 August 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    22
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    85%
    89%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    10
    10
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (31 August 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Drizzle Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    11
    NNE
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    13
    W
    11
    W
    13
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    19
    22
    22
    22
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    94%
    88%
    79%
    76%
    83%
    88%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 25 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 26 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 26 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 26 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 26 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 27 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 27 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 27 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 27 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 28 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 29 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 30 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 31 August

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry with sunny spells on Wednesday

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine end to the day with bright or sunny spells. Variable cloud overnight with the best of the clear spells over Shetland. Light east or southeast winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Staying dry and the cloud generally well broken with sunny or clear skies at times. However, more extensive cloud is possible, perhaps a little mist in Orkney at first. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Dry to start Thursday with some bright or sunny spells. Turning more unsettled from Thursday afternoon with occasional rain or showers on Friday and Saturday. Freshening southeast winds at times.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast