St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Light rain.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (7 May 2026)
    Time
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    22
    SSE
    22
    S
    21
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    40
    40
    40
    40
    40
    41
    42
    43
    43
    43
    42
    41
    40
    37
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    91%
    UV 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    19
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (8 May 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    33
    32
    32
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    30
    30
    30
    31
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    69%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    71%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (9 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    W
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    23
    22
    22
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    72%
    75%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    65%
    60%
    61%
    61%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    59%
    58%
    60%
    59%
    59%
    68%
    73%
    75%
    72%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.1
    2.1
    2.2
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (10 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    8
    WNW
    9
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    NW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    12
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    25
    26
    26
    29
    30
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    74%
    78%
    79%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    15
    16
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (11 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    11
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    29
    27
    27
    25
    23
    21
    20
    21
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    78%
    74%
    71%
    74%
    72%
    72%
    67%
    63%
    62%
    58%
    57%
    58%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    60%
    60%
    63%
    65%
    67%
    73%
    78%
    81%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    12
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    12
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    13
    W
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    23
    27
    30
    31
    30
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    73%
    70%
    74%
    78%
    82%
    UV - - 1 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    12
    15
    16
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.9
    2.0
    2.3
    2.7
    3.0
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    83%
    75%
    73%
    74%
    77%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 7 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 8 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 9 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 10 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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:

    Shetland cloudy with rain. Orkney bright intervals and patchy rain.

    Today:

    Shetland will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, more persistent in the morning. Orkney rather cloudy with some brighter spells, but also a few showers. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    A mainly cloudy evening and night with further outbreaks of rain at times. Fresh to strong southerly winds. A milder night. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Friday:

    A mixture of bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Sunshine and scattered showers on Saturday. Risk of rain on Sunday then drier and brighter on Monday.

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