Marwick (Orkney Islands) weather

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7 day forecast for Marwick

Wednesday (11 March 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 shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Heavy rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light rain Light shower night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
80%
40%
10%
10%
40%
70%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
60%
60%
70%
60%
70%
40%
50%
70%
30%
60%
90%
90%
90%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
S
21
S
19
S
20
S
22
S
26
S
29
SSW
30
SW
31
WSW
33
WSW
34
WSW
34
W
32
WSW
30
W
30
W
29
WSW
27
WSW
26
WSW
25
SW
24
SW
23
SSW
23
S
25
SSW
27
SSW
27
Wind gust (mph)
38
37
42
46
53
53
55
61
62
63
62
60
60
58
54
51
48
48
46
42
44
50
51
49
Visibility
M
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
Humidity
89%
86%
79%
77%
75%
74%
76%
81%
83%
79%
74%
67%
63%
61%
62%
65%
68%
68%
73%
77%
76%
76%
80%
84%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
21
19
19
22
24
26
27
30
33
33
34
32
31
30
29
28
26
26
25
23
23
25
27
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.3
4.1
4.6
5.3
5.6
5.6
5.9
6.3
6.5
6.2
5.8
5.6
5.3
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.6
4.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (12 March 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
80%
80%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
80%
70%
50%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
25
SSW
24
SSW
24
SSW
24
SSW
23
SSW
23
SSW
22
SSW
22
SSW
23
SSW
23
SSW
23
SW
24
SW
25
SW
25
SW
26
SW
26
SW
26
SW
26
SW
26
SSW
26
SSW
26
SSW
26
SSW
25
SSW
24
Wind gust (mph)
46
44
46
46
44
44
43
43
43
43
44
50
52
52
52
53
54
50
50
50
48
49
47
48
Visibility (description)
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
G
G
G
G
G
VG
G
G
VG
G
VG
G
VG
G
G
G
Humidity
86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
90%
91%
89%
86%
85%
83%
79%
78%
76%
75%
78%
76%
78%
77%
78%
78%
78%
77%
77%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
23
23
23
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
4.1
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.5
5.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (13 March 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 shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
80%
80%
80%
80%
80%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
24
SW
24
SW
24
SW
22
SW
21
SW
19
SW
18
SW
17
WSW
17
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
19
WSW
21
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
22
WSW
21
WSW
21
WSW
21
Wind gust (mph)
46
46
45
41
40
38
36
35
35
38
38
40
43
44
47
44
45
45
43
44
44
43
43
43
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
79%
77%
81%
81%
80%
83%
85%
85%
83%
81%
78%
75%
70%
69%
72%
71%
75%
77%
76%
76%
79%
80%
81%
83%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
24
23
23
22
21
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
5.4
5.1
4.9
4.7
4.5
4.3
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (14 March 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
80%
80%
80%
70%
80%
70%
70%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
70%
70%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
21
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
WSW
18
SW
18
SW
18
SW
16
SW
16
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
14
SW
13
SW
13
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SW
12
Wind gust (mph)
42
40
40
40
39
38
38
36
35
35
34
34
31
29
31
30
28
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
Visibility (description)
G
G
VG
G
VG
G
G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
84%
83%
84%
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
82%
82%
79%
79%
76%
75%
75%
77%
83%
83%
84%
86%
87%
86%
86%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.8
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.9
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (15 March 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 shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night No weather symbol data
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
50%
60%
70%
80%
80%
80%
70%
70%
70%
70%
60%
70%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
60%
50%
50%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
13
SSW
13
SSW
13
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
19
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
19
SSW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
19
SW
18
SW
18
SW
17
SW
19
SW
19
SW
17
SW
21
SW
21
Wind gust (mph)
29
30
31
31
31
34
37
39
40
40
41
38
37
38
36
38
34
35
35
34
35
36
34
Visibility (description)
G
VG
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
VG
G
G
VG
G
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
VG
G
G
Humidity
87%
86%
87%
86%
85%
85%
85%
84%
83%
83%
81%
80%
75%
75%
75%
73%
74%
76%
77%
73%
74%
78%
78%
79%
UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
13
13
14
14
15
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.7
4.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
16
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (16 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
50%
30%
20%
20%
20%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
17
SW
18
SW
17
SW
18
WSW
19
WSW
16
SW
15
SSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
30
30
31
33
32
32
29
25
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
81%
83%
83%
79%
72%
69%
79%
84%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
4.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
18
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (17 March 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
30%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
13
S
14
SSE
16
S
17
S
18
S
18
S
16
S
16
Wind gust (mph)
27
30
31
33
32
32
28
27
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
87%
89%
89%
82%
74%
71%
77%
79%
UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
Height of waves offshore (m)
Period of waves offshore (s)
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 11 March

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 11 March

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 11 March

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 11 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 12 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 13 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 14 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 15 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 16 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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 17 March

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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Showers on Wednesday, longer dry and bright spells developing later.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry start to the evening then a band of rain crossing Orkney mid evening then Shetland around midnight, followed by clearer weather with scattered showers. Southerly gales. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Wednesday:

Showers will become more frequent during the morning, then more scattered later with more in the way of sunshine. Strong to gale southerly winds veering westerly, perhaps severe briefly. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A very showery few days the showers most frequent and heavy on Thursday when there will be southwesterly gales.

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UK long range weather forecast

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