North Ronaldsay Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:46

Sunset: 17:03

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

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No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Mon 16 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 17:05

Light showers changing to sleet showers in the afternoon.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 16 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 17 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:41

Sunset: 17:08

Light snow showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 17 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 0° Celsius;
Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:38

Sunset: 17:10

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 18 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:35

Sunset: 17:13

Partly cloudy.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:33

Sunset: 17:15

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:30

Sunset: 17:18

Drizzle changing to cloudy by late morning.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Light rain changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:46

Sunset: 17:03

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for North Ronaldsay Airfield

Today (15 February 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	70%	50%	20%	10%	<5%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 32	S 29	S 27	S 24	SSW 23	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	48	45	41	38	34	32	29	27	25	23	22	21	21	20	19	18
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	VG
Humidity	85%	84%	84%	84%	82%	82%	83%	84%	85%	86%	87%	91%	90%	92%	92%	92%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (16 February 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
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%	60%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 8	SSW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	W 7	WNW 9	NW 11	NNW 14	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 19	NNW 19	NNW 19	NNW 20	NNW 22	NNW 25	NNW 27
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	15	15	16	17	17	16	19	22	28	33	33	33	33	32	35	35	36	38	40	43	47	49
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG
Humidity	92%	93%	93%	92%	92%	92%	93%	92%	91%	91%	89%	84%	83%	81%	78%	77%	76%	74%	76%	80%	75%	74%	80%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (17 February 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	40%	30%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 28	NNW 28	NNW 27	NNW 27	NNW 26	NNW 26	NNW 24	NNW 23	NNW 22	NNW 21	NNW 22	NNW 21	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 15	NNW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14
Wind gust (mph)	47	47	46	47	47	46	43	43	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	33	32	29	28	26	26	29
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	VG	E
Humidity	71%	66%	66%	57%	59%	60%	60%	59%	62%	68%	60%	61%	57%	61%	58%	57%	59%	58%	59%	60%	67%	63%	63%	64%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (18 February 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 14	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	WNW 10	W 10	W 11	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 10	WNW 10	W 11	WSW 12	W 13	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wind gust (mph)	29	27	28	27	25	24	24	22	22	22	22	22	20	23	22	22	24	27	27	30	30	27	25	29
Visibility (description)	VG	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	VG	E
Humidity	66%	73%	73%	75%	81%	84%	85%	76%	76%	71%	66%	66%	66%	59%	62%	66%	68%	74%	67%	70%	76%	73%	79%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (19 February 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
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 19	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 20	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	SW 22	SW 23
Wind gust (mph)	30	30	28	29	30	30	28	28	29	29	31	30	31	31	34	34	34	35	36	34	34	34	32	34
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	VG	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	76%	76%	78%	77%	77%	72%	73%	70%	71%	69%	69%	65%	65%	65%	65%	66%	69%	70%	70%	73%	75%	75%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (20 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	20%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 23	SSW 24	SSW 25	SSE 28	S 28	SSE 29	SSE 26	S 25
Wind gust (mph)	35	34	36	37	39	41	35	34
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	78%	77%	79%	82%	81%	84%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Saturday (21 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	2°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 24	S 25	S 24	S 24	SSW 23	SSW 24	SSW 24	SW 24
Wind gust (mph)	34	32	33	32	32	34	33	32
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	84%	84%	82%	82%	82%	83%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

A sunny but cold Valentine's Day for many

Colder air is pushing south across the UK, bringing a brief settled spell for Saturday before further rain and wintry hazards arrive later.

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

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Early rain for Shetland, otherwise just a few showers today.

Today:

Shetland cloudy this morning with some rain. Otherwise a few bright spells and occasional showers, but some drier spells of weather too. Strong southerly winds across Shetland easing this afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Chance of a few clear periods across Orkney. Otherwise it will be a cloudy evening and night with the chance of a few showers. Light winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Rather cloudy and cold with showers or some longer spells of rain, these turning to sleet or wet snow later in the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Wintry showers on Tuesday. Becoming dry with some brightness on Wednesday and Thursday. Rather cold with overnight frost.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 15 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Showers or longer spells of rain as well as occasional strong winds are most likely as Atlantic low pressure systems dominate in the vicinity of the UK. Some heavy rain is likely in places, with some snow probable at times, mainly on high ground in the north. Temperatures varying from around or a little above average, especially in the south, to cold at times, especially in the north. While unsettled weather is likely to dominate, there will be some drier interludes between weather systems. Later in the period, there is a chance that more prolonged drier and settled conditions may begin to develop.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Feb 2026

Low confidence in the dominant weather patterns during this period. There are signals for both unsettled conditions, bringing a risk of some heavy rain and possibly strong winds, but also periods of drier, more settled weather, which may mean slightly colder conditions. The more settled pattern is looking slightly more probable early in this period, with more unsettled conditions currently looking slightly more probable come the end of the period.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 14 Feb 2026

North Ronaldsay Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

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Mon 16 Feb

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Wed 18 Feb

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Thu 19 Feb

Fri 20 Feb

Fri 20 Feb

Sat 21 Feb

Sat 21 Feb

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A sunny but cold Valentine's Day for many

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