North Ronaldsay Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 17:05

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Tue 17 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:40

Sunset: 17:08

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 17 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° 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: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:35

Sunset: 17:13

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 19 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:32

Sunset: 17:15

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 20 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:30

Sunset: 17:18

Cloudy changing to light rain by early evening.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 21 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:27

Sunset: 17:20

Light showers.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 22 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Yellow weather warning.

Sunrise: 07:43

Sunset: 17:05

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Yellow warning: Snow and ice

7 day forecast for North Ronaldsay Firth

Today (16 February 2026)

Time	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%	70%	50%	30%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 22	N 31	N 38	N 39	N 38
Wind gust (mph)	49	57	58	56	54
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	87%	77%	67%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-

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	30%	30%	40%	30%	40%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	20%	30%	20%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	40%	50%	60%	60%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	3°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 36	N 35	NNW 34	NNW 33	N 33	N 32	N 30	N 28	NNW 26	NNW 24	NNW 21	NNW 19	NNW 17	NW 15	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 15	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
Wind gust (mph)	53	52	50	49	48	47	44	41	38	35	31	29	25	23	22	22	22	25	26	26	28	29	27	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	VG	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	60%	62%	61%	58%	57%	59%	57%	57%	58%	59%	59%	60%	58%	56%	57%	58%	57%	62%	69%	71%	74%	75%	78%
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%	40%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 12	WNW 11	W 11	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wind gust (mph)	25	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	19	19	21	21	22	22	23
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	73%	71%	79%	72%	69%	69%	68%	66%	65%	65%	63%	62%	62%	63%	63%	63%	62%	64%	64%	64%	63%	63%	64%	65%
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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 19	SW 20	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19
Wind gust (mph)	23	25	25	25	25	22	25	25	25	27	27	29	29	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	31	31	29	27
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	65%	66%	66%	66%	68%	68%	70%	70%	69%	68%	67%	66%	65%	64%	64%	67%	67%	71%	73%	74%	74%	77%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (20 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	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	70%
Temperature (°C)	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 20	S 20	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 17	S 17	SSW 17	SSW 17
Wind gust (mph)	29	29	29	28	29	29	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	30	29	26	27	25	25	25	24	24
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	80%	80%	80%	79%	82%	83%	84%	83%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	88%	88%	87%	88%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	60%	50%	40%	20%	30%	40%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 18	SW 18	W 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	SW 17	SE 17	SE 20
Wind gust (mph)	26	27	27	26	25	24	28	32
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	90%	89%	89%	89%	87%	91%	91%	91%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Sunday (22 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	70%	60%	50%	50%	60%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 22	S 25	SSW 25	SW 25	SSW 24	SSW 24	SW 24	SW 24
Wind gust (mph)	33	33	35	35	33	34	33	34
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	90%	90%	89%	87%	86%	85%	87%	86%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Rain, wind and winter hazards in the forecast for the week ahead

Unsettled weather continues for the UK this week, with rain, wind, snow and ice in the forecast bringing the potential for disruption.

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Dry and bright start Tuesday with snow showers later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Wintry showers this evening clearing from the west towards midnight. The rest of the night will be dry with clear periods. Windy with strong to gale northerly winds, easing later. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday:

Dry in the morning with bright spells. Cloudier in the afternoon with snow showers spreading from the northwest, lingering into the evening. Cold. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Chance of a few snow showers on Wednesday, mainly across Shetland, otherwise dry. Mainly dry on Thursday. Windy with rain spreading east on Friday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Remaining changeable to begin with, as Atlantic low pressure systems push east over or to the north of the UK. This means further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes. Some heavy rain is likely, especially across high ground areas in the west and north, though some sheltered eastern and southern parts may see comparively little rain. It will like be relatively mild overall, though some occasional colder spells are possible, particularly in the north. Around the turn of the month, there is a signal that high pressure will become more dominant, meaning more in the way of dry weather developing.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

This period may start of predominantly settled, with high pressure close by to the UK. However the orientation of any anticyclone and its location relative to the UK is much more uncertain, which has knock-on effects on the type of weather we can expect. Towards mid March, there are indications that more generally changeable conditions of Atlantic origin may develop once more, with a return to spells of wind and rain at times.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 16 Feb 2026

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Thu 19 Feb

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Fri 20 Feb

Sat 21 Feb

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Sun 22 Feb

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Today

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Tue 17 Feb

Tue 17 Feb

Wed 18 Feb

Wed 18 Feb

Thu 19 Feb

Thu 19 Feb

Fri 20 Feb

Fri 20 Feb

Sat 21 Feb

Sat 21 Feb

Sun 22 Feb

Sun 22 Feb

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Monday 16 Feb - Friday 20 Feb

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Saturday 21 Feb - Monday 2 Mar

Tuesday 3 Mar - Tuesday 17 Mar

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