West Sandwick Beach (Shetland Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light showers by early evening.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for West Sandwick Beach

    Today (13 January 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    11
    13
    15
    17
    21
    26
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    9
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    1°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    34
    35
    37
    37
    36
    38
    37
    37
    35
    33
    31
    30
    28
    25
    23
    23
    24
    24
    26
    30
    32
    33
    34
    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
    88%
    90%
    85%
    82%
    85%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    79%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    77%
    82%
    86%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 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 Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    39
    39
    36
    35
    37
    35
    33
    32
    29
    26
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    23
    24
    23
    23
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    17
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SE
    6
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    NNE
    8
    NE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    12
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    W
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    19
    16
    15
    15
    13
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    12
    12
    15
    19
    19
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    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
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals 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 Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    15
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    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
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    15
    16
    18
    18
    19
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    96%
    95%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    24
    24
    20
    20
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
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    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 16 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 17 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 January

    Tide times and heights are from Mid Yell tidal station which is 4.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Forecast for 4pm Tuesday
    Updated 13:00 (UTC) on Tue 13 Jan 2026

    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    A few scattered showers, mainly in the afternoon. Light winds.

    Today:

    Variable amounts of cloud and bright spells in the morning, with an increasing chance of a few showers through the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Shetland to start this evening. Clear spells and scattered showers for Orkney, which will then spread to Shetland through the night. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A few early showers in the morning, otherwise mainly dry with sunny spells. More in the way of cloud developing in the afternoon with perhaps the odd spot of rain. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather cloudy with showers or outbreaks of rain on Thursday. Some bright or sunny spells on Friday and Saturday, the odd shower possible.

    Updated:

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