Whalsay Airport (Shetland Islands) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:11

Sunset: 15:00

Partly cloudy.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Mon 29 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:11

Sunset: 15:01

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 29 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Tue 30 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:11

Sunset: 15:02

Overcast.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 30 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;
Wed 31 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:10

Sunset: 15:03

Overcast changing to light showers in the afternoon.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 31 Dec

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:10

Sunset: 15:05

Sleet showers changing to light snow showers by late morning.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 1 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:09

Sunset: 15:06

Light snow showers.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 2 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 09:09

Sunset: 15:08

Light snow showers.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 3 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Partly cloudy.

Sunrise: 09:11

Sunset: 15:00

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Whalsay Airport

Today (28 December 2025)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 20	WNW 20	NW 21	NW 21	NNW 21	NNW 22
Wind gust (mph)	27	28	28	27	27	27
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	75%	76%	81%	83%	82%	81%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (29 December 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 22	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 23	N 24	N 24	N 25	N 25	N 25	N 26	N 26	N 25	N 25	N 25	N 24	N 23	N 22	N 21	N 21
Wind gust (mph)	28	27	27	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	30	28	28	27	28
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	76%	75%	74%	68%	65%	65%	65%	64%	63%	62%	61%	57%	58%	58%	57%	58%	58%	57%	58%	59%	57%	59%	60%	58%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (30 December 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 19	NW 18	NW 18	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 21	WNW 24	WNW 27	WNW 28	WNW 29	WNW 29	WNW 30	WNW 31	NW 31	NW 30	NW 29	NW 28	NW 28	NW 27
Wind gust (mph)	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	31	35	39	40	41	40	40	40	38	37	35	34	34	33
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	57%	57%	57%	57%	58%	59%	61%	61%	64%	66%	70%	72%	74%	76%	77%	76%	77%	77%	78%	80%	78%	77%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (31 December 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
Chance of precipitation	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	40%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	70%	80%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	1°	0°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 26	NW 24	NW 24	NW 23	NW 22	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 21	W 23	W 25	W 28	W 31	W 33	WNW 35	WNW 36	WNW 36	WNW 38	WNW 39	NW 42	NW 44	NW 45	NW 45	NW 46
Wind gust (mph)	32	32	32	29	27	28	27	30	30	33	37	41	44	49	49	50	48	48	51	53	55	56	58	58
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	76%	76%	77%	76%	77%	77%	78%	77%	78%	78%	78%	80%	77%	77%	77%	79%	77%	80%	75%	71%	75%	75%	79%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (1 January 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
Chance of precipitation	80%	90%	80%	80%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	90%	80%	80%	90%	80%	80%	80%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-5°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 45	NW 45	NW 46	NNW 45	NW 43	NNW 41	NNW 40	NNW 39	NNW 39	NNW 39	NNW 39	NNW 39	NNW 39	NNW 38	NNW 39	NNW 41	NNW 41	NNW 42	NNW 40	NNW 40	NNW 38	NNW 36	NNW 35	NNW 34
Wind gust (mph)	58	58	58	57	57	57	55	55	54	53	54	54	52	53	53	52	53	51	50	48	46	44	42	39
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	78%	75%	75%	80%	82%	78%	81%	77%	81%	84%	82%	77%	79%	81%	81%	73%	73%	72%	67%	77%	73%	74%	74%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (2 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%	80%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 32	NNW 31	NNW 30	NNW 28	NNW 27	NNW 27	N 27	NNW 28
Wind gust (mph)	44	45	43	40	38	37	37	41
Visibility (description)	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	69%	67%	66%	67%	67%	65%	67%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Saturday (3 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 27	NNW 25	NNW 25	N 26	NNW 26	NNW 27	NNW 25	NNW 25
Wind gust (mph)	41	37	37	36	33	34	35	33
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	65%	64%	62%	63%	62%	63%	63%	64%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry, a few bright spells Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A little showery rain will spread southwards this evening and during the first part of the night. Becoming drier later but still with a lot of cloud. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Monday:

Chance of a passing shower in the morning. Otherwise it will be dry and rather cloudy with a brighter intervals. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Rather cloudy with some showery rain at times, showers may turn wintry by Thursday. Freshening west to northwesterly winds.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 28 Dec 2025

UK long range weather forecast

Cold northerly winds, initially across Scotland are now expected to become dominant across the whole UK in the first week of January. These will bring wintry showers (often of snow) to many coastlines (and areas just inland of these) that are exposed to onshore winds. Subtle day-to-day changes in wind direction from northeast to northwest will change the places most exposed to the showers, but many inland locations across central and southern areas will remain mostly dry but cold. There are likely to be some more coherent bands of rain, sleet and snow working south, and these may bring a risk of more prolonged wintry precipitation affecting some inland areas. Towards the second half of this period, slightly milder conditions will attempt to move in from the west.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 28 Dec 2025

Whilst confidence in details is low, by the start of this period the transition back to westerly winds bringing Atlantic weather systems into the UK is expected to be complete, with temperatures most likely recovering to around average. There is perhaps a weak signal for slowly evolving weather patterns to be more favoured than normal, such patterns increase the chances of frost and fog above normal by night.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 28 Dec 2025

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Monday 12 Jan - Monday 26 Jan

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