Sumburgh Roost (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 16:25

Yellow weather warning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 00:35 tomorrow for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:11

Sunset: 16:28

Yellow weather warning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 00:35 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Thu 5 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:09

Sunset: 16:30

Sleet changing to overcast by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 01:12 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 6 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:33

Cloudy.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 01:47 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:36

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

First high tide: 02:20 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:02

Sunset: 16:38

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 02:55 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Mon 9 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:59

Sunset: 16:41

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 03:34 for
West Voe Sands (Beach)

Mon 9 Feb

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

Yellow weather warning.

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 16:25

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Next high tide: 00:35 tomorrow for

West Voe Sands (Beach)

Yellow warning: Snow

7 day forecast for Sumburgh Roost

Today (3 February 2026)

Time	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 31	ESE 31
Wind gust (mph)	48	48
Visibility (description)	M	M
Humidity	88%	84%
UV	-	-

Wednesday (4 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	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 32	ESE 33	ESE 35	ESE 36	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 36
Wind gust (mph)	50	52	55	55	55	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	52	51
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G
Humidity	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	84%	84%	83%	84%	86%	86%	87%	87%	88%	88%	87%	87%	86%	86%	85%	86%	85%	84%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (5 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	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	80%	60%	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 36	SE 35	SE 34	SE 34	SE 34	SE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 32	ESE 31	ESE 30	ESE 29	ESE 28	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 24	ESE 23	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 20
Wind gust (mph)	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	41	41	39	37	37	37	36	35	34	32	30	29	28
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E
Humidity	83%	83%	83%	80%	79%	81%	81%	76%	76%	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	73%	71%	69%	68%	67%	65%	64%	65%	64%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (6 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	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 19	E 19	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 20	ESE 20
Wind gust (mph)	28	28	26	25	25	25	25	24	25	23	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	29	30
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	64%	63%	62%	62%	62%	62%	63%	63%	62%	63%	62%	64%	65%	65%	65%	66%	67%	68%	68%	70%	71%	70%	73%	74%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (7 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%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	80%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 23	ESE 22	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 24	ESE 25	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 27	ESE 28	SE 28	SE 28	SE 28	SE 28
Wind gust (mph)	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	40	40
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	73%	73%	74%	74%	74%	74%	75%	75%	76%	76%	76%	76%	76%	76%	77%	77%	76%	77%	78%	77%	77%	78%	80%	79%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (8 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%	60%	50%	50%	40%	30%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 28	SE 28	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 28	SE 28
Wind gust (mph)	41	40	41	42	41	40	40	39
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	80%	81%	83%	83%	83%	83%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Monday (9 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%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 27	SE 26	SE 26	SE 26	SE 25	SE 24	SE 23	SE 23
Wind gust (mph)	39	38	37	37	35	34	33	33
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy and cold with sleet or snow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Persistent sleet and snow will spread north to Shetland through the evening and overnight. Snow over Orkney will turn to rain or sleet. Strong east to southeast winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

It will stay cloudy, cold and windy throughout the day with persistent rain or sleet over Orkney, and sleet or snow over Shetland. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Little change, remaining cold and windy with sleet or snow showers, drier through Friday, then becoming more persistent through Saturday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Feb 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Cyclonic patterns are expected to dominate across the UK during mid-February. Frontal systems over the Atlantic are likely to approach the UK at times, tending to become slow moving as they encounter a blocking area of high pressure to the northeast. This will result in showers or longer spells of rain spreading across the UK, these heavy at times. Rainfall amounts will probably be highest in parts of the west, including across areas already sensitive to flooding. As these bands of rain spread northwards, snow is possible across northern England and Scotland, mainly over high ground. Strong winds could develop in places, especially coasts. Temperatures will probably be close to normal overall, with any cold conditions more likely in the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Feb 2026

Changeable conditions are expected across the UK during this period. Low pressure systems will probably dominate, meaning showers or longer spells of rain, heavy at times, for much of the UK and some hill snow in the north. Periods of strong wind are also possible, especially around coasts. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly above overall.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Feb 2026

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Sunday 8 Feb - Tuesday 17 Feb

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