Fair Isle (Shetland Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Fair Isle

    Today (11 April 2026)
    Time
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    09:00
    10:00
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    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    60%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    41
    SE
    43
    SE
    44
    SE
    45
    SE
    45
    SE
    45
    SE
    44
    SSE
    42
    SSE
    39
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    31
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    55
    57
    60
    61
    60
    60
    59
    56
    51
    42
    40
    39
    38
    39
    41
    43
    43
    42
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    83%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (12 April 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    34
    SSE
    36
    SSE
    37
    SE
    37
    SE
    38
    SSE
    37
    SSE
    36
    SSE
    36
    SSE
    35
    SSE
    35
    SSE
    35
    SSE
    36
    SSE
    36
    SSE
    37
    SSE
    38
    SSE
    39
    SSE
    39
    S
    39
    S
    38
    S
    38
    S
    38
    S
    37
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    43
    45
    47
    49
    49
    49
    48
    48
    47
    47
    47
    46
    47
    46
    48
    49
    50
    50
    49
    50
    50
    50
    47
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (13 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    36
    SSW
    34
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    S
    22
    S
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    40
    38
    37
    34
    32
    30
    29
    28
    27
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (14 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    14
    S
    14
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    20
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    25
    SE
    26
    SE
    27
    SE
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    21
    21
    21
    22
    25
    26
    28
    28
    31
    31
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (15 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    28
    SE
    29
    SE
    30
    SE
    31
    SE
    31
    SE
    32
    SE
    33
    SE
    34
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    36
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SE
    35
    SSE
    34
    SSE
    34
    SSE
    34
    SSE
    34
    SSE
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    35
    37
    38
    40
    41
    43
    43
    44
    45
    45
    45
    45
    45
    46
    45
    45
    45
    43
    44
    44
    44
    43
    41
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    39
    36
    33
    32
    30
    28
    28
    25
    Visibility (description)
    P
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Friday (17 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    25
    27
    27
    26
    27
    28
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    P
    P
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Heavy rain at times Saturday. Windy, severe gales for Shetland.

    Today:

    Cloudy with heavy rain spreading northeast. Orkney turns dry through the afternoon, but rain continues in Shetland. Strong winds for Orkney but gales or possibly severe gales for Shetland. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain clears Shetland, then a dry evening with clear spells, especially for Orkney. Turning cloudier overnight with outbreaks of rain spreading northwards. Strong southeasterly winds with risk of coastal gales. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    A mixed day of sunny spells and blustery showers, which may be heavy at times. Strong southeasterly winds and risk of coastal gales. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Bright or sunny spells with showers on Monday. Mostly dry with sunny spells on Tuesday. Cloudier on Wednesday with outbreaks of rain. Winds becoming light then strengthening on Wednesday.

    Updated:

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