News
Climate change continues to be evident across UK
The UK’s climate has continued to warm, with 2020 the first year to have temperature, rain and sunshine rankings all in the top 10.
Read moreUnst Airport (Shetland Islands) weather
Find a forecast
Forecast days
-
Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:33; Sunset: 21:45. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
-
Saturday 31 July. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:36; Sunset: 21:43. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
-
Sunday 1 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:38; Sunset: 21:40. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
-
Monday 2 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Overcast. Sunrise: 04:40; Sunset: 21:37. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
-
Tuesday 3 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 12 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning. Sunrise: 04:43; Sunset: 21:35. UV: Moderate; Pollution: Low; Pollen: Low.
-
Wednesday 4 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 04:45; Sunset: 21:32. UV: Moderate;
-
Thursday 5 August. Maximum daytime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Sunrise: 04:48; Sunset: 21:30. UV: Moderate;
Seven day forecast for Unst Airport
Today (30 July 2021)
| Time | Now | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
|
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNE
13
|
N
13
|
N
12
|
N
13
|
N
12
|
N
14
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 84% | 83% |
| UV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (31 July 2021)
| 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 symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
13°
|
13°
|
12°
|
13°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
N
13
|
N
11
|
NNW
11
|
N
12
|
N
12
|
N
13
|
N
13
|
N
14
|
N
14
|
N
16
|
N
15
|
N
15
|
N
15
|
N
17
|
N
16
|
N
18
|
N
19
|
N
19
|
N
19
|
N
19
|
N
19
|
N
17
|
N
19
|
N
20
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | VG | E | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 79% | 81% | 82% | 84% | 82% | 84% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 78% | 76% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (1 August 2021)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 50% | 50% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
11°
|
11°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
N
19
|
N
18
|
N
18
|
NNW
20
|
N
20
|
NNW
19
|
NNW
19
|
NNW
18
|
NNW
16
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | G |
| Humidity | 80% | 78% | 78% | 74% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 80% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Monday (2 August 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
12°
|
12°
|
12°
|
11°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
NNW
15
|
NNW
15
|
NNW
15
|
NNW
13
|
NW
12
|
NW
11
|
WNW
11
|
WNW
9
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 80% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 75% | 79% | 81% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Tuesday (3 August 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
11°
|
11°
|
11°
|
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
13°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
W
9
|
WSW
9
|
SW
8
|
SW
9
|
SSW
11
|
SSW
11
|
SSW
10
|
SSW
10
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 82% | 82% | 82% | 78% | 79% | 81% | 84% | 87% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Wednesday (4 August 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
12°
|
12°
|
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
15°
|
14°
|
13°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
S
11
|
S
11
|
SSE
12
|
SSE
13
|
SSE
15
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 89% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 92% | 93% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
Thursday (5 August 2021)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather symbol |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature in degrees Celsius |
13°
|
13°
|
13°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
14°
|
13°
|
| Feels like temperature in degrees Celsius | 11° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° |
| Wind direction and speed in miles per hour |
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SSE
14
|
SE
14
|
SE
13
|
| Wind gust in miles per hour | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Visibility | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 94% | 94% | 93% | 93% | 92% | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| UV | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
weather map
Unst Airport
Detailed weather map
Forecast for HH:mm, EEE
Updated HH:mm (ZZZZ) on EEE dd MMM yyyy
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Rather cloudy with a few light showers
This Evening and Tonight:
It will be mostly cloudy with a scattering of light showers through this evening and overnight, although the showers may become more frequent across Shetland later in the night. Occasionally fresh northerly breeze. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Saturday:
A rather cloudy morning with occasional, mainly light showers. The showers become fewer and further between through the afternoon with bright or sunny spells developing. Cool, occasionally fresh northerly breeze. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Sunny or clear spells and a few showers through the coming days. The northerly or northwesterly breeze eases through Sunday and Monday before turning southerly on Tuesday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The unsettled, changeable conditions continue to dominate the picture for the first half of August. A mixture of sunny spells and showers, with some drier interludes, is the general pattern expected through this period for all. Some of these showery spells may merge to give slightly longer spells of rain. At first, scattered showers for most, with some thunderstorms likely to develop from these. Torrential downpours are likely in some places. Winds generally remaining breezy, with temperatures expected to be near to average, perhaps slightly above average in northern areas. Through the remainder of this period, it will likely turn settled, though a few showers cannot be ruled out, especially in southeastern areas. Drier weather than recently, with sunny spells for most through to mid-August, with temperatures trending above average.
Updated:
Whilst there are current signals of a drier and warmer than average period from the middle of August, occasional spells of more unsettled weather, primarily in the northwest, remains possible. Accompanying this is a low risk of short-lived thundery spells, these mainly in southeastern parts. Confidence through this period remains low at present. Most should see dry and fine weather, however. Above average temperatures continue to be indicated through the remainder of August, with possibly even very warm conditions at times in southern areas.
Updated:
