North Ronaldsay Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light rain by late morning.
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    7 day forecast for North Ronaldsay Firth

    Today (17 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    S
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    18
    SE
    18
    ESE
    16
    SE
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    21
    23
    25
    26
    25
    25
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
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    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
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    VG
    Humidity
    79%
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    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Monday (18 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
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    10
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    10
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    11
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    11
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    14
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    SE
    16
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    20
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    21
    SE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    15
    13
    15
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    18
    19
    19
    21
    22
    23
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    25
    26
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
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    Humidity
    86%
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    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Tuesday (19 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    21
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    21
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    21
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    28
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    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
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    Visibility (description)
    M
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    Humidity
    92%
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    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wednesday (20 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Fog Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    26
    SE
    25
    SE
    23
    SE
    21
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
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    10
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    10
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    9
    SSW
    10
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    10
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
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    31
    27
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    21
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    Visibility (description)
    VP
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    Humidity
    96%
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    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Thursday (21 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
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    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
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    14
    SSW
    14
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    14
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    14
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    14
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    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    S
    14
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    14
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    14
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    14
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    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
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    Visibility (description)
    M
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    Humidity
    92%
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    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Friday (22 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    13
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    14
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    14
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    16
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    17
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    19
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    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
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    27
    Visibility (description)
    M
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    Humidity
    94%
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    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Saturday (23 May 2026)
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
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    Temperature (°C)
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
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    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    20
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    18
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    17
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    12
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    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
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    Visibility (description)
    P
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    Humidity
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    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with occasional rain on Sunday, Shetland drier.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Bright with a scattering of showers this evening, then mainly dry across Shetland overnight. Thickening cloud and patchy rain pushing into Orkney later in the night. Winds mostly light. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    It will be mostly cloudy with rain or showers, but drier and brighter across Shetland during the morning. Winds light or moderate from the east or southeast. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Mainly dry and bright on Monday with sunny spells. Windy with rain giving way to showers on Tuesday. Occasional showers on Wednesday with easing winds.

    Updated:

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