West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

    Today (9 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    40%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    16
    SE
    19
    SE
    21
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    30
    ESE
    33
    ESE
    37
    ESE
    40
    ESE
    40
    ESE
    39
    SE
    36
    SSE
    35
    SSE
    38
    S
    41
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    25
    28
    31
    34
    37
    41
    45
    49
    54
    55
    54
    52
    50
    49
    53
    56
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    P
    P
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    86%
    81%
    77%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    13
    16
    19
    21
    24
    26
    28
    30
    33
    37
    40
    40
    39
    36
    35
    38
    41
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.9
    3.1
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.7
    4.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (10 December 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    43
    S
    44
    S
    46
    SSW
    47
    SSW
    49
    SSW
    49
    SSW
    49
    SSW
    48
    SSW
    48
    SSW
    47
    SSW
    47
    SSW
    46
    SSW
    45
    SSW
    43
    SSW
    41
    SW
    39
    SW
    38
    WSW
    38
    WSW
    39
    W
    41
    W
    41
    W
    42
    W
    42
    W
    42
    Wind gust (mph)
    59
    61
    64
    65
    67
    69
    68
    68
    66
    65
    65
    63
    61
    59
    55
    46
    43
    44
    42
    42
    53
    53
    57
    59
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    E
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    43
    44
    46
    47
    49
    49
    49
    48
    48
    47
    47
    46
    45
    43
    41
    39
    38
    38
    39
    41
    41
    42
    42
    42
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.3
    4.6
    4.9
    5.1
    5.1
    5.2
    5.3
    5.4
    5.4
    5.4
    5.4
    5.5
    5.5
    5.5
    5.5
    5.4
    5.3
    5.4
    5.4
    5.4
    5.3
    5.2
    5.1
    5.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 December 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 Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    41
    W
    38
    W
    36
    W
    34
    W
    31
    W
    27
    W
    24
    W
    21
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    56
    52
    46
    47
    39
    34
    30
    27
    23
    23
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    25
    25
    24
    25
    22
    23
    21
    18
    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
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    41
    38
    36
    34
    31
    27
    24
    21
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    20
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.9
    4.7
    4.4
    4.1
    3.7
    3.4
    3.1
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    12
    12
    12
    11
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (12 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    25
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    28
    26
    28
    28
    27
    27
    28
    29
    30
    30
    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
    81%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 December 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 Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    32
    S
    33
    S
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    30
    36
    37
    37
    35
    35
    37
    39
    41
    41
    39
    38
    33
    31
    34
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    27
    28
    30
    32
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.1
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.8
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.8
    3.8
    3.9
    3.9
    3.8
    3.7
    3.6
    3.4
    3.3
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    27
    SW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    32
    35
    34
    30
    33
    39
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    24
    25
    27
    26
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    2.9
    3.0
    3.2
    2.9
    2.5
    2.3
    2.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    28
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    35
    35
    34
    34
    31
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    76%
    79%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 9 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 10 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 11 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 12 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 13 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 14 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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 15 December

    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:

    A dry start, but rain and gales in the afternoon.

    Today:

    A dry bright start, but high cloud thickening and lowering. Outbreaks of rain spread north from around midday, turning heavy over Shetland late afternoon. Southeast becoming easterly winds increasing through the day with gales in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    A dry evening across Orkney, but heavy rain over Shetland. Further outbreaks of rain across the Northern Isles overnight. Southeast gales becoming southwest, increasing to severe gales at times. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Outbreaks of rain for much of the day with gale to severe gale force winds, perhaps reaching storm force at times. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    A drier few days with winds less strong, although still breezy at times. Some patchy rain later Thursday and early Friday, then heavier rain on Saturday.

    Updated:

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