Fisk Helliar (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

    Today (14 March 2026)
    Time
    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 day Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    30
    29
    30
    29
    28
    26
    25
    24
    26
    26
    25
    27
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light 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 day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    18
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    31
    34
    39
    43
    45
    44
    41
    39
    39
    39
    39
    39
    40
    39
    38
    39
    38
    37
    36
    38
    37
    37
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    79%
    80%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    19
    21
    21
    20
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    38
    37
    39
    40
    43
    43
    41
    43
    43
    44
    42
    40
    37
    35
    33
    29
    29
    31
    36
    37
    36
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    87%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    18
    16
    14
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.8
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.0
    2.9
    4.4
    4.2
    4.0
    3.8
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    34
    35
    37
    38
    37
    37
    36
    38
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    31
    31
    31
    32
    33
    32
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    76%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.4
    3.2
    3.1
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    36
    35
    34
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    34
    33
    34
    33
    32
    30
    28
    25
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    71%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    73%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    NW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    13
    15
    14
    13
    10
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    83%
    71%
    68%
    86%
    94%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    11
    S
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    20
    20
    18
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    93%
    85%
    74%
    72%
    87%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 14 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall 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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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and heavy, initially blustery showers

    Today:

    A bright day with sunny spells and initially blustery showers, these heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder. Strong westerly winds backing southwesterly and easing. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Clear spells this evening with showers dying out. Cloud increasing through the early hours with outbreaks of rain reaching Orkney shortly before dawn. Fresh southwesterly winds backing southerly and strengthening. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Cloudy with occasionally heavy rain clearing east towards midday to leave a brighter afternoon with sunny spells and heavy, blustery showers. Strong to gale force southerly then southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Sunny spells and heavy, blustery showers Monday. Overnight rain clearing early Tuesday then much milder with some sunny spells. Sunny spells Wednesday with a few showers for Shetland, winds easing.

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