Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:14

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Mon 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:11

Sunset: 20:04

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

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Mon 7 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Tue 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:08

Sunset: 20:06

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

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Tue 8 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Wed 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:05

Sunset: 20:08

Overcast.

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Wed 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Thu 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:02

Sunset: 20:11

Overcast.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Fri 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:59

Sunset: 20:13

Overcast.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Sat 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:56

Sunset: 20:16

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Sun 13 Apr

Sunrise: 05:53

Sunset: 20:18

Sunny intervals.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 13 Apr

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon.

Sunrise: 06:14

Sunset: 20:01

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8 day forecast for Lerwick

Today (6 April 2025)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	4°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 13	E 12	E 12	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5
Wind gust (mph)	17	16	16	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	75%	76%	77%	81%	82%	81%	79%	79%	79%	77%	78%	78%	78%	80%	81%	80%	79%	77%	77%	77%	77%	79%
UV	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (7 April 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	4°	5°	8°	9°	9°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	2°	2°	6°	8°	8°	7°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	E 4
Wind gust (mph)	9	11	12	10	10	9	9	8	7
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	80%	81%	82%	83%	82%	83%	82%	83%	82%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Tuesday (8 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	5°	7°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 5	ENE 7	E 7	N 8	NW 6
Wind gust (mph)	8	7	8	9	10	10	10	11
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	83%	82%	81%	79%	79%	78%	81%	84%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Wednesday (9 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	8°	9°	10°	11°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	6°	7°	9°	9°	7°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 7	N 9	NW 9	WNW 10	W 10
Wind gust (mph)	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	15
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	87%	90%	87%	85%	85%	85%	89%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Thursday (10 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	10°	11°	11°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	6°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 16	W 18	W 19	W 19	W 17	W 14
Wind gust (mph)	17	22	25	27	28	28	26	24
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	90%	90%	91%	91%	92%	93%	94%	93%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Friday (11 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	10°	11°	12°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	7°	8°	9°	8°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 13	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 11
Wind gust (mph)	21	20	21	24	24	22	18	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	93%	95%	95%	94%	93%	93%	94%	95%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Saturday (12 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	30%	20%	10%	10%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	10°	12°	11°	10°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	7°	9°	9°	8°	6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 11	WSW 10	SW 10	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 10
Wind gust (mph)	14	14	16	19	20	19	17	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	95%	94%	92%	89%	85%	86%	88%	90%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	1	-

Sunday (13 April 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	–
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	10°	11°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	7°	9°	9°	7°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	17	22	25	23	–
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G
Humidity	91%	92%	92%	87%	87%	91%	92%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	1

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy Sunday, bright spells for Orkney later.

This Evening and Tonight:

Some evening sunshine for Shetland and clear at first tonight before cloudier skies over Orkney push up to Shetland overnight. Winds veering southeast and easing. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

A dry but mainly cloudy day, though probably turning sunny later in the afternoon over Orkney. Lighter south to southeast breeze. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

A dry and rather cold few days. A lot of cloud around with only a few brighter intervals. Mainly light winds.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Widely dry and sunny at first with high pressure across the UK, although cloudier in some parts of the far north and far east, perhaps with some light drizzle at times. Winds are likely to be light with temperatures above normal away from windward coasts. A gradual change to a more unsettled weather regime is likely thereafter, with Atlantic frontal systems or showers from the south making inroads across the UK. This is expected to herald a wetter period with showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. This could be accompanied by strong winds, particularly in the south and west. Temperatures are likely to gradually return closer to normal.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025

Probably unsettled at this start of this period with showers or longer spells of rain across many areas and temperatures around average. A return to more settled conditions is likely during the last part of April with high pressure becoming more dominant. This settled theme continues into early May, although some spells of wetter, unsettled weather remain possible, especially in the south. Temperatures are expected to be above average.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 5 Apr 2025

Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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Mon 7 Apr

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Wed 9 Apr

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Thu 10 Apr

Fri 11 Apr

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Sat 12 Apr

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Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Today

Mon 7 Apr

Mon 7 Apr

Tue 8 Apr

Tue 8 Apr

Wed 9 Apr

Wed 9 Apr

Thu 10 Apr

Thu 10 Apr

Fri 11 Apr

Fri 11 Apr

Sat 12 Apr

Sat 12 Apr

Sun 13 Apr

Sun 13 Apr

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Saturday 5 Apr - Wednesday 9 Apr

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Sunday:

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Thursday 10 Apr - Saturday 19 Apr

Sunday 20 Apr - Sunday 4 May

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