Lerwick (S. Screen) (Shetland Islands) weather

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7 day forecast for Lerwick (S. Screen)

Today (22 January 2025)
Time
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols
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
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
30%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
50%
Temperature
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
ESE
6
SE
6
ESE
6
ESE
7
SSE
7
SE
8
SE
8
SE
9
SE
8
Wind gust (mph)
10
11
11
13
14
15
14
15
16
Visibility
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
81%
79%
78%
77%
75%
76%
78%
78%
76%
UV
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thursday (23 January 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 shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Partly cloudy night
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Sunny intervals
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Light rain
Light rain
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
60%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
40%
50%
50%
50%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
9
ESE
9
ESE
8
E
9
ESE
9
SE
9
ESE
10
SE
11
SE
12
SE
13
SE
14
SE
15
SE
16
SSE
17
SE
18
SE
18
SSE
19
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
21
SSE
23
SSE
24
SSE
25
Wind gust (mph)
17
17
17
16
17
20
20
20
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
29
31
33
34
34
34
35
35
37
Visibility (description)
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
76%
79%
83%
82%
80%
79%
79%
79%
80%
78%
80%
80%
81%
81%
81%
79%
80%
75%
75%
75%
74%
75%
75%
77%
UV
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Friday (24 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Light shower night
Cloudy
Light rain
Heavy rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Chance of precipitation
90%
70%
40%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-4°
-2°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
19
SE
28
ESE
41
ESE
39
ESE
25
WSW
24
Wind gust (mph)
40
30
41
63
70
58
49
55
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
M
M
G
VG
Humidity
80%
84%
80%
75%
91%
89%
88%
87%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Saturday (25 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Heavy rain
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower day
Light shower day
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Chance of precipitation
≥95%
90%
80%
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-3°
-4°
-4°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
35
W
41
WSW
41
WSW
39
WSW
38
WSW
34
WSW
31
SW
30
Wind gust (mph)
71
80
69
71
66
63
55
53
Visibility (description)
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
86%
85%
82%
77%
80%
79%
75%
77%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Sunday (26 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower night
Light shower day
Sunny intervals
Partly cloudy night
Partly cloudy night
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
70%
70%
50%
30%
20%
20%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-3°
-3°
-3°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-3°
-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
25
SW
24
SW
22
SW
20
SW
17
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
21
Wind gust (mph)
48
44
40
37
31
28
31
38
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
77%
77%
79%
81%
74%
72%
71%
70%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Monday (27 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Light rain
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
50%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
24
SE
26
SE
27
ESE
26
ESE
24
ENE
21
ESE
18
ESE
18
Wind gust (mph)
44
44
44
43
43
43
37
35
Visibility (description)
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
81%
84%
88%
89%
91%
92%
92%
91%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-
Tuesday (28 January 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols
Drizzle
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Overcast
Cloudy
Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
ESE
18
ESE
18
ESE
18
ESE
17
SE
17
WSW
17
W
17
W
18
Wind gust (mph)
36
35
35
33
31
36
37
34
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
91%
91%
89%
90%
88%
89%
89%
UV
-
-
-
1
1
1
-
-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry with the odd shower today. Light winds.

Today:

Variable amounts of cloud with some bright or sunny intervals. A fair amount of dry weather but one or two showers may drift in off the sea. Light and variable winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry this evening with just the odd shower. Then the rest of the night will be cloudy at times and mostly dry, just a brief shower. Cold. Light winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Thursday:

Still one or two showers across Shetland and Fair Isle, Orkney will be dry. Some bright spells too. Freshening southeasterly winds in the evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Mostly dry at first on Friday but wet and windy extending north. Frequent showers on Saturday with severe westerly gales at first, easing later. Still a few showers on Sunday.

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