Yell Sound (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Fri 10 Apr

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

Sunrise: 06:02

Sunset: 20:12

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Next low tide: 23:43 for
West Sandwick Beach

Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:59

Sunset: 20:14

Light rain changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

L UV

M Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 05:18 for
West Sandwick Beach

Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Sun 12 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:56

Sunset: 20:17

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

M UV

M Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 06:59 for
West Sandwick Beach

Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Mon 13 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:53

Sunset: 20:19

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 08:19 for
West Sandwick Beach

Mon 13 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Tue 14 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:50

Sunset: 20:22

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 09:05 for
West Sandwick Beach

Tue 14 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Wed 15 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:47

Sunset: 20:25

Cloudy changing to drizzle by nighttime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 09:45 for
West Sandwick Beach

Wed 15 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Thu 16 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 20:27

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 10:25 for
West Sandwick Beach

Thu 16 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Sunrise: 06:02

Sunset: 20:12

L UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Next low tide: 23:43 for

West Sandwick Beach

7 day forecast for Yell Sound

Today (10 April 2026)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	8°	7°	5°	5°	5°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	6°	5°	3°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 12
Wind gust (mph)	11	13	16	18	20	23
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	66%	64%	71%	75%	76%	76%
UV	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (11 April 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	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	40%	70%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	60%	30%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 15	SE 17	SE 19	SE 22	SE 24	SE 27	SE 29	SE 31	SE 33	SE 35	SE 36	SE 37	SE 37	SE 38	SE 38	SE 38	SE 37	SSE 33	SSE 24	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 24	SSE 25
Wind gust (mph)	26	29	32	37	41	45	48	50	53	55	57	58	59	59	59	60	59	54	40	36	36	37	38	39
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	75%	74%	74%	73%	73%	75%	75%	75%	76%	78%	76%	78%	82%	83%	85%	85%	85%	84%	84%	81%	79%	78%	79%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Sunday (12 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%	60%	60%	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 25	SSE 26	SSE 26	SE 27	SE 28	SE 30	SE 31	SE 31	SE 32	SE 32	SE 31	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 32	SSE 32	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 30	SSE 28	SSE 27	S 26
Wind gust (mph)	39	40	41	42	44	47	48	49	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	49	49	49	49	47	45	43
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	M	G	G	M
Humidity	80%	77%	77%	77%	77%	76%	76%	77%	80%	83%	83%	83%	82%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	79%	79%	80%	82%	82%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (13 April 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	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 25	S 23	S 22	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 18	S 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13
Wind gust (mph)	43	36	36	36	34	31	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	22	22	22	22
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	83%	82%	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%	84%	81%	79%	78%	77%	77%	77%	79%	80%	82%	83%	84%	85%	86%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Tuesday (14 April 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	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	5°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	5°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SSE 19
Wind gust (mph)	22	21	21	20	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	22	25	26	28	29
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	86%	86%	86%	87%	86%	86%	86%	86%	85%	84%	83%	82%	82%	81%	82%	82%	82%	83%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Wednesday (15 April 2026)

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%	10%	10%	20%	30%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	2°	2°	4°	5°	5°	4°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 19	SSE 20	SE 22	SE 24	SE 26	SSE 26	SSE 26	SE 24	SE 24
Wind gust (mph)	29	35	37	40	42	42	41	40	38
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	86%	86%	85%	86%	84%	82%	84%	87%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Thursday (16 April 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	8°	7°	7°	9°	11°	11°	10°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	5°	7°	8°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 23	SSE 22	SSE 20	SSE 20	S 20	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 14
Wind gust (mph)	37	34	33	32	31	28	25	23
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	91%	91%	91%	89%	85%	84%	88%	90%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

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Cloudy, heavy rain at times, windy, severe gales Shetland Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A dry evening with late sunny then clear spells. Turning cloudier from the south overnight with heavy rain reaching Orkney by dawn. Wind becoming strong southeasterly with risk of gales. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy with heavy rain spreading northeast. Orkney turns dry through the afternoon, but rain continues in Shetland. Strong winds for Orkney but gales or possibly severe gales for Shetland. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Bright or sunny spells with showers on Sunday and Monday. Mostly dry with sunny spells on Tuesday. Strong winds and risk of gales Sunday, then winds becoming light.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 10 Apr 2026

UK long range weather forecast

Changeable at the start of this period with low pressure to the west or northwest of the UK. This will bring showers or longer spells of rain at times, heaviest and most persistent in the northwest together with some strong winds. The southeast is likely to be driest and brightest. Later, conditions may become drier and more settled, especially in the north, but parts of the south may still see some showers or longer spells of rain. Temperatures will likely be near to or slightly above average.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 10 Apr 2026

Yell Sound (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Wed 15 Apr

Wed 15 Apr

Thu 16 Apr

Thu 16 Apr

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Forecast days

Fri 10 Apr

Fri 10 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sat 11 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Sun 12 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Mon 13 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Tue 14 Apr

Wed 15 Apr

Wed 15 Apr

Thu 16 Apr

Thu 16 Apr

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Friday 10 Apr - Tuesday 14 Apr

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Saturday:

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Wednesday 15 Apr - Friday 24 Apr

Saturday 25 Apr - Saturday 9 May

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