Shapinsay Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

    Today (5 November 2024)
    Time
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
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    12:00
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    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    21
    20
    19
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wednesday (6 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
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    07:00
    08:00
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Thursday (7 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    14
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    19
    S
    21
    21
    22
    23
    29
    29
    31
    35
    38
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Friday (8 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    S
    22
    S
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    16
    S
    14
    S
    12
    38
    37
    35
    34
    33
    26
    25
    23
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    91%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    89%
    92%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Saturday (9 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
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    S
    10
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    12
    19
    18
    18
    21
    22
    22
    22
    23
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Sunday (10 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
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    26
    33
    36
    35
    34
    32
    31
    31
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Monday (11 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
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    WSW
    18
    W
    17
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    31
    33
    31
    29
    30
    26
    24
    26
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    83%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Shetland cloudy, but Orkney brighter this afternoon

    Today:

    A mostly cloudy morning with a little drizzle at times. However for Orkney some brighter, perhaps even sunnier, spells are expected to develop towards midday and through the afternoon. The southerly breeze will be fresh at times across Shetland. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Tonight:

    A cloudy start, with patchy drizzle, this evening across Shetland but clearer conditions over Orkney spreading to Shetland by midnight. However cloudier conditions return to both by dawn. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Wednesday:

    A rather cloudy start with perhaps a few spots of drizzle but cloud breaking though the morning with some sunny spells developing for the afternoon. Very mild, especially Orkney. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather cloudy through into the weekend, with a few spots of drizzle at times, Orkney perhaps seeing some brighter or sunnier spells. Occasionally fresh southerly winds.

    Updated:

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