Wide Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

    Today (10 November 2024)
    Time
    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
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    50%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SW
    15
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    27
    29
    29
    29
    30
    33
    34
    34
    33
    35
    35
    36
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    92%
    92%
    87%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Monday (11 November 2024)
    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
    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
    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
    60%
    80%
    70%
    40%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    W
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    W
    7
    W
    6
    W
    6
    W
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    36
    37
    36
    34
    34
    33
    31
    28
    27
    26
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    17
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    77%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    76%
    79%
    80%
    81%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Tuesday (12 November 2024)
    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
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    20
    22
    23
    25
    26
    26
    29
    30
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    89%
    91%
    89%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wednesday (13 November 2024)
    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
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    32
    33
    32
    32
    33
    32
    30
    30
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    89%
    93%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    83%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Thursday (14 November 2024)
    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
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    29
    28
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    29
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    82%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    85%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Friday (15 November 2024)
    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
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    29
    29
    29
    32
    35
    36
    36
    38
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    92%
    92%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    84%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Saturday (16 November 2024)
    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
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    NW
    23
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    18
    42
    44
    45
    43
    41
    38
    35
    36
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    80%
    80%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy with rain, brighter with showers later.

    Today:

    Dry and bright at first Orkney otherwise cloudy with outbreaks of rain. The rain will clear east during the afternoon to leave bright conditions with showers building towards the evening. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Tonight:

    The night will be cloudy with showers interspersed with clear spells. Showers will be heavy at times overnight before easing towards morning. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloudy with bright or sunny spells, early showers become isolated by mid-morning with the afternoon turning mainly dry. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Dry, bright start Tuesday then cloudy, patchy rain. Dry, bright much of Wednesday but cloudy with patchy light rain Thursday.

    Updated:

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