Birsay Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    27
    27
    25
    25
    23
    21
    20
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    78%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    UV 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    9
    N
    7
    NNE
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    E
    7
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    15
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    11
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    11
    9
    8
    9
    12
    17
    19
    22
    25
    28
    30
    33
    34
    35
    34
    33
    29
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    84%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    7
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    7
    9
    11
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    12
    11
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    29
    28
    28
    30
    30
    30
    32
    30
    31
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    11
    13
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    21
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    15
    18
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    17
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy 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 day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    NW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    N
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    24
    22
    23
    22
    26
    26
    26
    30
    28
    30
    32
    32
    33
    33
    35
    35
    35
    35
    36
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    80%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    79%
    81%
    77%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    70%
    69%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    26
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    70%
    71%
    68%
    62%
    58%
    58%
    66%
    70%
    UV - - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    9°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    8°
    7°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    72%
    76%
    64%
    61%
    62%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
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    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 explained

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    Forecast for 15:00, Tue
    Updated 12:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, frequent showers easing later. Windy.

    Today:

    The morning will be cloudy with frequent showers. The showers will become less frequent as bright or sunny spells increase during the afternoon. Strong northwest wind. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear spells will be interspersed with scattered showers during the evening. The showers will die after midnight. Strong northwest wind will ease from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with sunny spells until late afternoon Shetland otherwise cloudy, a dry morning with rain spreading north through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

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