Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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    7 day forecast for Lerwick

    Today (15 June 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    UV -
    Monday (16 June 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    40%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    60%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    S
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    19
    23
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    25
    25
    23
    23
    21
    21
    19
    18
    19
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    Humidity
    88%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    98%
    97%
    93%
    91%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Tuesday (17 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    21
    SSW
    23
    WSW
    26
    W
    28
    W
    26
    W
    22
    WSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    29
    36
    38
    40
    40
    37
    32
    29
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    94%
    91%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    76%
    84%
    UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wednesday (18 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    18
    W
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    28
    29
    30
    27
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1
    Thursday (19 June 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    13
    W
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    15
    13
    15
    13
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 1
    Friday (20 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    10
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    16
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Saturday (21 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    13
    16
    17
    16
    14
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    95%
    92%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    90%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 1

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    Headline:

    Dull, damp start to Monday. Bright spells developing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Some early light showers and mist then clearing up for a time later this evening and tonight. Cloudy with some mist and drizzle later in night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Monday:

    A damp drizzly start with some mist then brightening up with some sunny intervals, mainly for Orkney in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday windy with gales, some light rain, turning sunnier later. Wednesday and Thursday will be bright and dry with some sunny spells and lighter winds.

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