West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Light showers changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (16 September 2025)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower day Sunny intervals Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    20
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    27
    25
    25
    24
    25
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    UV 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    20
    20
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light shower night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    15
    N
    14
    N
    12
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    9
    N
    8
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    SE
    16
    SE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SSE
    21
    S
    20
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    19
    17
    17
    14
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    22
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    30
    30
    30
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    85%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    5
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 2025)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SW
    31
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    29
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    28
    28
    30
    32
    33
    33
    37
    35
    37
    39
    42
    39
    37
    35
    35
    35
    37
    33
    32
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    89%
    86%
    83%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    19
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    2.1
    2.4
    2.7
    2.9
    3.2
    3.4
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    4.1
    4.4
    4.6
    4.5
    4.4
    4.3
    4.0
    3.7
    3.3
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    9
    12
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    24
    W
    22
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    33
    31
    26
    21
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    16
    15
    17
    19
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    25
    24
    22
    20
    19
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.9
    2.6
    2.8
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.4
    2.2
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    19
    19
    21
    22
    22
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    28
    30
    31
    31
    32
    34
    33
    34
    36
    35
    34
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    79%
    78%
    76%
    79%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    71%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    67%
    68%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    22
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    35
    35
    35
    34
    32
    29
    27
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    12
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    18
    16
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    67%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 22 September

    Tide times and heights are from Sumburgh (Grutness Voe) tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry much of Wednesday. Some sunshine. Cloudy with rain later.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Clear spells will be interspersed with scattered showers during the evening. The showers will die after midnight. Strong northwest wind will ease from late evening. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with sunny spells until late afternoon over Shetland but becoming cloudy over Orkney. Rain reaching Orkney during afternoon, extending to Shetland in the evening. Southeast winds freshening later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Unsettled conditions with rain, showers and strong winds continue. These conditions will be interspersed with brief drier and brighter spells.

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