Fisk Helliar (Orkney Islands) weather

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7 day forecast for Fisk Helliar

Today (10 December 2025)
Time
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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
90%
≥95%
80%
60%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
40%
50%
Temperature
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SW
32
SW
35
WSW
39
WSW
42
WSW
43
WSW
41
WSW
39
WSW
36
WSW
32
WSW
30
WSW
27
Wind gust (mph)
62
68
70
68
66
62
57
52
50
47
47
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
77%
77%
79%
76%
76%
78%
78%
80%
83%
85%
87%
UV 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed
32
35
39
42
42
41
39
35
32
29
27
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (11 December 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 rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast
Chance of precipitation
80%
70%
60%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
26
WSW
26
WSW
27
WSW
28
WSW
27
WSW
24
SW
21
SW
19
SSW
17
SSW
16
S
17
S
18
SSW
18
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
16
SSW
14
S
13
S
12
S
12
S
11
S
11
S
10
S
10
Wind gust (mph)
44
44
48
49
47
42
37
35
35
33
34
35
35
35
32
30
28
27
24
21
17
15
15
18
Visibility (description)
E
VG
G
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
92%
92%
91%
88%
84%
82%
81%
79%
81%
79%
78%
78%
78%
81%
84%
85%
86%
87%
89%
91%
91%
91%
92%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
26
26
28
28
27
25
21
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
18
18
18
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (12 December 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
50%
60%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
11
SSW
11
SSW
11
SSW
10
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
9
S
10
S
11
S
12
S
12
S
13
S
14
S
15
S
16
S
18
S
18
S
19
S
19
S
19
S
19
Wind gust (mph)
19
21
19
19
15
15
15
17
18
19
20
22
24
25
27
27
30
33
35
37
37
38
39
37
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
92%
92%
92%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
92%
91%
87%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
84%
83%
84%
84%
84%
84%
84%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (13 December 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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
30%
30%
50%
40%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
40%
60%
60%
70%
70%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
19
S
19
S
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
SSW
19
S
19
S
20
S
20
S
21
S
21
S
22
S
23
S
24
S
25
S
25
SSW
23
SSW
22
SSW
22
SSW
22
Wind gust (mph)
37
39
39
41
40
41
39
39
39
39
39
39
40
40
40
40
39
38
39
39
36
34
35
36
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
85%
84%
84%
84%
85%
85%
85%
85%
86%
86%
86%
87%
87%
87%
89%
90%
91%
91%
91%
91%
90%
91%
91%
90%
UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
23
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.2
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (14 December 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 rain Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
40%
40%
40%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
50%
40%
50%
40%
30%
30%
30%
40%
Temperature (°C)
12°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
23
SSW
23
SW
23
SW
22
SW
22
SW
23
SW
22
SW
23
SW
23
SW
24
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
24
SW
24
SW
25
SW
24
SW
24
SW
23
SW
22
SW
21
SSW
21
SSW
20
SSW
20
Wind gust (mph)
37
35
33
33
35
36
39
41
41
40
42
42
42
40
38
38
39
38
39
37
35
34
37
38
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
Humidity
91%
91%
88%
89%
86%
87%
86%
84%
84%
82%
81%
80%
80%
78%
75%
77%
78%
80%
79%
82%
82%
83%
83%
82%
UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
24
23
22
20
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.6
3.1
3.5
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (15 December 2025)
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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
30%
40%
50%
50%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
19
SSW
18
SSW
19
SSW
20
SSW
21
SSW
23
SSW
23
SSW
23
Wind gust (mph)
34
34
33
31
33
33
30
30
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
82%
84%
82%
82%
81%
79%
77%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
20
19
19
19
20
23
23
23
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.5
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.5
2.8
3.0
3.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (16 December 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
60%
50%
40%
50%
50%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
21
SW
20
SW
18
SW
18
WSW
19
WSW
19
WSW
17
WSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
27
29
27
25
25
25
22
22
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
83%
82%
83%
81%
83%
81%
84%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
21
Height of waves offshore (m)
3.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
14
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Wednesday 10 December

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 10 December

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 10 December

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 10 December

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 11 December

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 11 December

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 11 December

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 11 December

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 12 December

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 12 December

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 12 December

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 12 December

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 13 December

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 13 December

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 13 December

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 13 December

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 14 December

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 14 December

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 14 December

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 14 December

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 15 December

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 15 December

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 15 December

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 15 December

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 16 December

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 16 December

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 16 December

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 16 December

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:

Bright morning with showers. Cloudier afternoon with rain.

Today:

Early rain across Shetland soon clearing to leave a bright morning with sunny spells and a few blustery showers. Becoming cloudier through the afternoon with occasionally heavy rain spreading southeast. Very windy with occasionally severe southwesterly gales, gusts around 75mph. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

Evening rain soon clearing to clear spells and showers, these may merge into more persistent rain for a time later in night. Southwesterly winds slowly easing, but remaining strong. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

Rather cloudy start with a few showers around but becoming dry by late morning with, especially across Orkney, some good spells of sunshine around. Occasionally strong southwesterly winds slowly easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining unsettled through Friday and the weekend with showers or longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Mild, with strong to gale force southerly or southwesterly winds.

Updated:

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