Colgrave Sound (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:04

Sunset: 20:08

Heavy rain.

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Next high tide: 16:08 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Thu 9 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6 degrees Celsius;
Fri 10 Apr

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

Sunrise: 06:01

Sunset: 20:11

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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First high tide: 04:06 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Fri 10 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 8° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:58

Sunset: 20:13

Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.

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First high tide: 05:18 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Sat 11 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius;
Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:55

Sunset: 20:16

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

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M Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 06:59 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Sun 12 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius;
Mon 13 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:52

Sunset: 20:18

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

First high tide: 08:19 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Mon 13 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Tue 14 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:49

Sunset: 20:21

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 09:05 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Tue 14 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;
Wed 15 Apr

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

Sunrise: 05:46

Sunset: 20:23

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

First high tide: 09:45 for
Tresta Sands (Beach)

Wed 15 Apr

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

Heavy rain.

Sunrise: 06:04

Sunset: 20:08

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M Pollution

L Pollen

Next high tide: 16:08 for

Tresta Sands (Beach)

7 day forecast for Colgrave Sound

Today (9 April 2026)

Time	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	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	80%	70%	50%	40%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	4°	4°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	WSW 8	SW 8	WSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	15
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G
Humidity	92%	89%	86%	87%	87%	88%	88%	86%	84%	83%	82%
UV	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (10 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%	40%	30%	40%	50%	70%	80%	80%	60%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	W 12	W 12	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 10	W 8	WNW 7	E 7	ESE 9	SE 11	SE 13	SE 16	SE 18	SE 20
Wind gust (mph)	16	17	20	20	23	26	28	28	27	24	22	21	20	18	15	11	11	12	13	15	19	22	25	28
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	79%	80%	81%	82%	82%	82%	83%	82%	81%	76%	73%	73%	68%	67%	64%	60%	61%	63%	63%	65%	67%	67%	69%	73%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	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	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	30%	50%	60%	80%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	2°	1°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 22	SE 24	SE 26	SE 30	SE 32	SE 34	SE 35	SE 36	SE 38	SE 39	SE 40	SE 41	SE 42	SE 42	SE 42	SE 42	SE 43	SE 43	SE 43	SSE 43	SSE 41	SSE 36	SSE 32	SSE 30
Wind gust (mph)	31	33	38	40	44	47	49	51	52	54	55	56	58	58	58	59	60	60	60	60	56	49	44	39
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	74%	74%	75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	76%	76%	76%	79%	80%	83%	82%	83%	84%	85%	83%
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	40%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	10%
Temperature (°C)	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 30	SSE 30	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 31	SSE 32	SSE 33	SSE 34	SSE 35	SSE 35	SSE 36	SSE 36	SSE 35	SSE 35	SSE 34	SSE 34	SSE 34	SSE 34	SSE 33	SSE 33	SSE 33	SSE 33	SSE 32	SSE 32
Wind gust (mph)	40	41	41	40	42	44	45	46	47	48	48	48	47	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	43	42
Visibility (description)	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M
Humidity	81%	80%	79%	79%	77%	76%	76%	77%	79%	78%	77%	79%	82%	83%	83%	84%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%
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	10%	10%	10%	20%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 31	SSE 30	SSE 30	SSE 29	SSE 28	SSE 27	SSE 27	SSE 27	SSE 26	SSE 26	SSE 25	SSE 25	SSE 24	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20
Wind gust (mph)	40	39	39	37	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	28	26	26	25	26	25
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	G	G	M	G	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	G	M	M	M	M
Humidity	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	87%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Tuesday (14 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	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	20%	10%	20%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	6°	8°	9°	9°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	2°	2°	4°	5°	5°	4°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17
Wind gust (mph)	25	28	26	27	27	27	26	25	25
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	87%	87%	87%	87%	85%	84%	83%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-

Wednesday (15 April 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	8°	9°	9°	8°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	2°	4°	5°	5°	4°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 18	SE 19	SE 20	SE 21	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 23
Wind gust (mph)	26	28	30	32	32	32	32	32
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	84%	84%	83%	85%	87%
UV	-	-	1	2	2	1	1	-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

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Rain today, Orkney turning drier by afternoon.

Today:

Shetland and Fair Isle will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain, turning drier from the west later this afternoon. Rain across Orkney this morning followed by a few showers this afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Some late brightness and a few showers this evening. Then the rest of the night will see variable amounts of cloud and showers, occasionally heavy, Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Orkney will see the odd shower at first otherwise dry and sunny. Cloudy start with showers across Shetland, turning dry and bright by afternoon. Windy across Orkney late evening. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Shetland wet and windy on Saturday, Orkney seeing rain in the morning. Sunny spells and occasional showers on Sunday and Monday. Breezy on Sunday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 9 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 and east, but parts of the south and west 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 Thu 9 Apr 2026

Blocked patterns with high pressure near to the UK will probably be dominant during this period with a good deal of dry weather across the UK as whole. Some unsettled interludes could develop at times, especially in the south, where rainfall amounts could be above average at times. Temperatures will probably be near to or slightly above normal, although some cold nights are still possible.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 8 Apr 2026

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Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

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

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Forecast days

Thu 9 Apr

Thu 9 Apr

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

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Thursday 9 Apr - Monday 13 Apr

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Tuesday 14 Apr - Thursday 23 Apr

Thursday 23 Apr - Thursday 7 May

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