Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Seven day forecast for Bu Sands

Time 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Drizzle Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
10% 10% 40% 80% 90% 90%
E 22
ENE 21
ENE 19
ENE 17
NE 13
NE 12
28 28 26 23 20 18
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2
7 7 7 7 7 7
Direction of waves offshore
M G VG VG M M
Humidity
91% 90% 93% 90% 93% 95%
UV
1 - - - - -
Time 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy (night) Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night
Chance of precipitation
<5% <5% <5% <5% <5% 10% 10% <5%
S 10
SSE 11
SSE 12
S 13
SSE 15
SSE 14
SSE 12
S 10
17 16 18 18 20 21 18 13
1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1
9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
Direction of waves offshore
VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG
Humidity
91% 93% 92% 83% 77% 79% 86% 91%
UV
- - 1 1 3 2 1 -
Time 00:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% 10% 10%
S 8
S 7
S 8
S 7
SSE 8
SE 10
ESE 10
ESE 11
11 10 11 11 12 15 14 15
1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5
Direction of waves offshore
G M G G VG G G G
Humidity
93% 93% 94% 87% 80% 80% 89% 93%
UV
- - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
E 12
E 12
ENE 15
ENE 17
ENE 19
NE 20
NE 22
NE 23
16 17 21 25 27 30 32 34
0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0
5 5 12 12 12 12 4 6
Direction of waves offshore
G G G G VG VG VG VG
Humidity
94% 94% 92% 85% 79% 77% 79% 78%
UV
- - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10% 20% 10% 20% 20% 10% 10% 10%
NE 23
NE 23
NE 23
NE 22
NE 21
NE 20
NNE 19
NNE 18
33 33 34 33 31 30 28 27
1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10
Direction of waves offshore
VG VG VG G G G VG VG
Humidity
77% 76% 75% 70% 66% 66% 69% 73%
UV
- - 1 1 2 1 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 20% 10% 10%
-1° -1°
NNE 17
NNE 17
NNE 17
NNE 17
NNE 16
NNE 16
NNE 15
NNE 14
26 25 26 25 25 24 23 21
1.1
9
Direction of waves offshore
VG VG VG VG VG VG VG VG
Humidity
74% 75% 76% 65% 62% 63% 65% 74%
UV
- - 1 1 2 1 1 -

Tide times

Tide times for Thu 28 Mar
High 2.9m
00:54
Low 0.7m
06:44
High 3m
13:06
Low 0.6m
19:08
High 2.9m
00:54
Low 0.7m
06:44
High 3m
13:06
Low 0.6m
19:08
High 2.9m
00:54
Low 0.7m
06:44
High 3m
13:06
Low 0.6m
19:08
High 2.9m
00:54
Low 0.7m
06:44
High 3m
13:06
Low 0.6m
19:08

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Fri 29 Mar
High 2.9m
01:23
Low 0.7m
07:13
High 2.9m
13:37
Low 0.8m
19:37
High 2.9m
01:23
Low 0.7m
07:13
High 2.9m
13:37
Low 0.8m
19:37
High 2.9m
01:23
Low 0.7m
07:13
High 2.9m
13:37
Low 0.8m
19:37
High 2.9m
01:23
Low 0.7m
07:13
High 2.9m
13:37
Low 0.8m
19:37

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Sat 30 Mar
High 2.8m
01:53
Low 0.8m
07:44
High 2.8m
14:12
Low 0.9m
20:08
High 2.8m
01:53
Low 0.8m
07:44
High 2.8m
14:12
Low 0.9m
20:08
High 2.8m
01:53
Low 0.8m
07:44
High 2.8m
14:12
Low 0.9m
20:08
High 2.8m
01:53
Low 0.8m
07:44
High 2.8m
14:12
Low 0.9m
20:08

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Sun 31 Mar
High 2.7m
03:29
(UTC+1)
Low 1m
09:20
High 2.6m
15:55
Low 1.1m
21:46
High 2.7m
03:29
Low 1m
09:20
High 2.6m
15:55
Low 1.1m
21:46
High 2.7m
03:29
Low 1m
09:20
High 2.6m
15:55
Low 1.1m
21:46
High 2.7m
03:29
Low 1m
09:20
High 2.6m
15:55
Low 1.1m
21:46

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Mon 1 Apr
High 2.5m
04:13
Low 1.1m
10:07
High 2.4m
16:50
Low 1.4m
22:41
High 2.5m
04:13
Low 1.1m
10:07
High 2.4m
16:50
Low 1.4m
22:41
High 2.5m
04:13
Low 1.1m
10:07
High 2.4m
16:50
Low 1.4m
22:41
High 2.5m
04:13
Low 1.1m
10:07
High 2.4m
16:50
Low 1.4m
22:41

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Tue 2 Apr
High 2.4m
05:11
Low 1.3m
11:26
High 2.3m
18:09
Low 1.5m
00:35
High 2.4m
05:11
Low 1.3m
11:26
High 2.3m
18:09
Low 1.5m
00:35
High 2.4m
05:11
Low 1.3m
11:26
High 2.3m
18:09
Low 1.5m
00:35
High 2.4m
05:11
Low 1.3m
11:26
High 2.3m
18:09
Low 1.5m
00:35

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Wed 3 Apr
High 2.3m
06:31
Low 1.2m
13:34
High 2.3m
19:48
High 2.3m
06:31
Low 1.2m
13:34
High 2.3m
19:48
High 2.3m
06:31
Low 1.2m
13:34
High 2.3m
19:48
High 2.3m
06:31
Low 1.2m
13:34
High 2.3m
19:48

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Thu 4 Apr
Low 1.4m
02:18
High 2.4m
08:00
Low 1m
15:02
High 2.5m
21:13
Low 1.4m
02:18
High 2.4m
08:00
Low 1m
15:02
High 2.5m
21:13
Low 1.4m
02:18
High 2.4m
08:00
Low 1m
15:02
High 2.5m
21:13
Low 1.4m
02:18
High 2.4m
08:00
Low 1m
15:02
High 2.5m
21:13

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Fri 5 Apr
Low 1.2m
03:29
High 2.6m
09:14
Low 0.7m
16:00
High 2.8m
22:15
Low 1.2m
03:29
High 2.6m
09:14
Low 0.7m
16:00
High 2.8m
22:15
Low 1.2m
03:29
High 2.6m
09:14
Low 0.7m
16:00
High 2.8m
22:15
Low 1.2m
03:29
High 2.6m
09:14
Low 0.7m
16:00
High 2.8m
22:15

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Sat 6 Apr
Low 0.9m
04:19
High 2.9m
10:14
Low 0.4m
16:47
High 3m
23:03
Low 0.9m
04:19
High 2.9m
10:14
Low 0.4m
16:47
High 3m
23:03
Low 0.9m
04:19
High 2.9m
10:14
Low 0.4m
16:47
High 3m
23:03
Low 0.9m
04:19
High 2.9m
10:14
Low 0.4m
16:47
High 3m
23:03

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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

Tide times for Sun 7 Apr
Low 0.7m
05:01
High 3.3m
11:04
Low 0.1m
17:30
High 3.2m
23:47
Low 0.7m
05:01
High 3.3m
11:04
Low 0.1m
17:30
High 3.2m
23:47
Low 0.7m
05:01
High 3.3m
11:04
Low 0.1m
17:30
High 3.2m
23:47
Low 0.7m
05:01
High 3.3m
11:04
Low 0.1m
17:30
High 3.2m
23:47

Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Mainly dry Friday, Orkney seeing the best of the sunshine.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be a cloudy night with further outbreaks of rain, heavy for a time, turning light and patchy by morning. Winds becoming easterly and easing later tonight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

Cloudy morning but last of overnight rain dying out. Mainly dry and brighter in the afternoon with some sunshine although Shetland may not brighten till late. Mostly light winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Largely dry and a little midler with some sunshine over the weekend. Light northerly breeze. Becoming cloudy on Monday, still mostly dry with strengthening northeast winds.

Updated:

UK long range weather forecast

Next week begins with some uncertainty, but it looks likely that we will see a return towards more widely unsettled conditions as another area of low pressure pushes across the UK with changeable weather likely largely dominating throughout this period. Most areas look likely to see further showers and some longer spells of rain at times, although interspersed with some drier spells in between. It looks likely that a north - south split will be set up across the UK. The wettest weather will tend to favour the south whilst northern parts remain a bit drier on average. In association with this split in general temperatures will be close to average, but it will be occasionally cooler in the north, and milder in south.

Updated:

Through mid to late April, pressure is likely to be higher than average to the north of the UK, with low pressure more likely to the west or southwest. This pattern tends to push the focus of unsettled weather further south than usual, with largest rainfall totals more likely to be in the south of the UK. Conversely northern, especially northwestern, areas will tend to be drier compared to normal. A trend towards more settled conditions in the latter part of this period is growing more likely, of course this not a guarantee at this range. Temperatures will probably be near average or slightly above overall, with any cooler interludes most likely in the north early in the period.

Updated:

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