Sandwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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Heavy rain changing to mist by nighttime.
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    7 day forecast for Sandwick

    Today (20 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Mist Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    29
    E
    29
    E
    29
    ESE
    28
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    24
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    17
    SE
    15
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    43
    43
    44
    45
    45
    44
    43
    39
    35
    30
    26
    23
    20
    17
    14
    15
    Visibility
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    98%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Tuesday (21 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
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    03:00
    04:00
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    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
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    20%
    20%
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    20%
    30%
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    30%
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    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    16
    18
    17
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    98%
    98%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wednesday (22 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
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    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    19
    18
    17
    21
    21
    22
    26
    26
    28
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    30
    28
    26
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Thursday (23 October 2025)
    Time
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    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
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    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    16
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    16
    ENE
    16
    NE
    16
    NE
    17
    NE
    19
    NE
    21
    NE
    22
    NE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    17
    19
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    23
    24
    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
    72%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Friday (24 October 2025)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower night Light shower night Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
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    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    25
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    27
    NNE
    26
    NNE
    26
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    26
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    24
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    29
    29
    28
    29
    29
    33
    33
    33
    33
    35
    35
    37
    40
    40
    41
    41
    43
    42
    42
    40
    42
    43
    44
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Overcast Overcast Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    25
    N
    25
    N
    25
    NNW
    26
    N
    24
    N
    23
    N
    23
    N
    22
    N
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    36
    36
    35
    34
    35
    35
    34
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    68%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    21
    18
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    67%
    68%
    74%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy with rain today.

    Today:

    Cloudy with rain today, this turning persistent across Shetland this afternoon. Rain turning lighter across Orkney this afternoon. Strong east or southeasterly winds across Shetland. Misty low cloud developing across Orkney. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A cloudy evening and night with further spells of rain across Shetland along with some misty low cloud at first. Orkney mainly dry with just the odd shower. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A fair amount of cloud around along with some showery rain. Light south or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Some rain at first on Wednesday, then drier and clearer. A few showers on Thursday. Windy and cold with showers on Friday.

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