St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Sunny intervals changing to overcast by lunchtime.
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Large, powerful waves
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    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (3 July 2025)
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    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light shower day Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
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    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
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    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    11°
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    13°
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    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    25
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    24
    22
    20
    20
    19
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    81%
    86%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    21
    23
    24
    23
    24
    26
    27
    28
    28
    25
    21
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    18
    17
    15
    15
    13
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    99%
    99%
    100%
    100%
    99%
    96%
    98%
    96%
    98%
    UV - - 1 1 2 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    9
    N
    11
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    14
    15
    17
    20
    21
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    98%
    97%
    92%
    87%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    9
    11
    13
    13
    13
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    21
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    86%
    77%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.4
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    15
    17
    17
    18
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    89%
    86%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (9 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 3 1 1
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 July

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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:

    Cloudy with showers this afternoon.

    Today:

    Starting off dry this morning before thickening cloud brings a few showers from the west. Mostly cloudy with a few showers, briefly heavy, this afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Tonight:

    This evening will see a few showers. Becoming mainly dry in the early hours but remaining cloudy across Shetland, clear periods across Orkney. A little rain possible across Orkney later. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Friday:

    Persistent rain extending east across Orkney in the morning, then across Shetland during the afternoon. Freshening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy with rain or drizzle at times on Saturday and Sunday. Brighter and mainly dry on Monday but with brisk northwesterly winds.

    Updated:

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