Foula (Shetland Islands) weather

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Today

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

Sunrise: 08:39

Sunset: 16:03

Light showers changing to cloudy by early evening.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Mon 26 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:37

Sunset: 16:06

Overcast.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 26 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Tue 27 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:34

Sunset: 16:08

Overcast.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 27 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Wed 28 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:32

Sunset: 16:11

Light rain.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 28 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Thu 29 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:30

Sunset: 16:13

Light rain changing to sleet in the afternoon.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 29 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 30 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:28

Sunset: 16:16

Overcast.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 30 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sat 31 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:25

Sunset: 16:19

Overcast.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 31 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Light showers changing to cloudy by early evening.

Sunrise: 08:39

Sunset: 16:03

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Foula

Today (25 January 2026)

Time	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	70%	80%	80%	80%	60%	50%	50%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 26	ESE 24	ESE 24	SE 24	ESE 24	SE 24	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 19	ESE 18
Wind gust (mph)	35	34	33	33	33	33	33	32	30	29	29	27	27	25
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	78%	76%	77%	74%	74%	71%	72%	67%	66%	66%	64%	64%	64%	63%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (26 January 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%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 18	SE 18	SE 18	SE 19	SE 20	ESE 21	SE 21	SE 23	SE 24	SE 25	SE 26	SE 27	SE 28	SE 29	SE 30
Wind gust (mph)	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	26	27	28	30	31	33	34	36	37	38	39	41	41
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	62%	62%	62%	61%	59%	59%	59%	58%	59%	57%	56%	58%	61%	64%	64%	65%	65%	65%	65%	65%	66%	66%	66%	67%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (27 January 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	20%	20%	20%	20%	40%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 30	SE 31	SE 31	SE 32	SE 32	SE 33	SE 33	ESE 34	ESE 34	ESE 35	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 39	ESE 39	ESE 39
Wind gust (mph)	43	43	43	43	45	45	46	47	48	48	49	51	51	51	53	52	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	69%	72%	74%	74%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (28 January 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	60%	70%	60%	60%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 39	ESE 39	ESE 39	ESE 39	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 35	SE 34	SE 34	SE 33	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32
Wind gust (mph)	53	53	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	49	50	49	48	48	47	46	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	78%	77%	78%	77%	78%	81%	83%	82%	83%	84%	83%	80%	82%	84%	83%	83%	81%	82%	81%	81%	80%	79%	79%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (29 January 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	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	6°	7°	6°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 33	SE 33	ESE 33	ESE 34	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 32	ESE 32	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 32
Wind gust (mph)	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	44	43	43	43	44	45	45	43
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M
Humidity	82%	80%	80%	79%	79%	79%	80%	79%	79%	77%	78%	80%	79%	79%	79%	78%	81%	82%	81%	81%	82%	83%	82%	82%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (30 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 32	ESE 31	ESE 30	ESE 29	ESE 28	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 25
Wind gust (mph)	44	43	41	41	38	36	34	34
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	81%	81%	82%	79%	79%	77%	75%	76%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Saturday (31 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 24	ESE 23	SE 21	SE 22	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 20
Wind gust (mph)	33	31	30	30	29	28	29	29
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	77%	75%	74%	74%	73%	74%	73%	75%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

News

Remaining unsettled with cold spell for some

The weather will remain unsettled for much of the UK, with cold air bringing the chance of wintry hazards in the north.

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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy with showers today, occasionally wintry across Shetland.

Today:

Cloudy across Orkney with a few showers. Shetland will be cloudy with showers, some of these wintry at times. Fresh southeasterly winds, easing down across Shetland. Cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be cloudy with a few showers. Then the rest of the night will remain generally cloudy with some dry weather and still the odd shower. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Staying rather cloudy with occasional showers, these mostly across Orkney. Fewer showers across Shetland. Cold. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy with occasional showers on Tuesday, strengthening southeasterly winds. Rain on Tuesday night followed by occasional showers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 25 Jan 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Weather systems moving in from the Atlantic will continue to attempt to push in from the west, but tending to stall in the vicinity of the UK as they encounter high pressure to the north and northeast. As a result, further spells of rain or showers are expected at times. These may be heavy and persistent, especially in the south and west. Whilst mild conditions are expected to encroach into the south and southwest at times, cold air is likely to be positioned to the northeast, bringing wintry showers at times. Where fronts from the south west do reach the cold air towards the north east, there is the risk of some snow, most likely across hills, but perhaps extending to lower areas at times.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 24 Jan 2026

A similar theme is expected to continue as Atlantic frontal systems attempt to push eastwards at times. As the jet stream is slightly further south than normal, the wettest conditions are more likely in central and southern areas. North and northwestern parts of the UK are most likely to be drier than normal. Whilst mild incursions of wet and windy weather are favoured at times in the south and west, colder conditions in the north and northeast will bring an increased risk of wintry hazards, especially where any precipitation from the south west interacts with the cold air.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 24 Jan 2026

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Remaining unsettled with cold spell for some

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