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Birsay Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Forecast days

Drizzle.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (2.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (10 December 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    48
    48
    Visibility
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    88%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    31
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.5
    4.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (11 December 2025)
    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 rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    80%
    70%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    28
    SW
    26
    SW
    23
    SW
    20
    SSW
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    11
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    51
    50
    48
    46
    44
    37
    36
    35
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    30
    27
    23
    21
    18
    17
    15
    16
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    31
    32
    30
    28
    26
    23
    20
    18
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    13
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.0
    3.7
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.8
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    18
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (12 December 2025)
    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 Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    12
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    17
    15
    17
    18
    21
    21
    24
    25
    27
    27
    29
    30
    31
    33
    34
    35
    36
    38
    38
    38
    37
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (13 December 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    S
    25
    S
    25
    S
    26
    S
    26
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    38
    38
    37
    38
    37
    38
    38
    39
    39
    41
    41
    40
    41
    42
    44
    43
    40
    42
    41
    42
    45
    46
    43
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    26
    26
    27
    27
    27
    27
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    4.6
    4.6
    4.5
    4.5
    4.4
    3.7
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.7
    2.8
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (14 December 2025)
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    27
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    26
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    24
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    SW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    41
    38
    39
    41
    43
    42
    39
    42
    42
    38
    36
    33
    35
    34
    33
    34
    33
    33
    33
    36
    38
    39
    37
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    78%
    80%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.4
    3.6
    3.9
    4.2
    4.4
    4.5
    4.6
    4.8
    5.0
    5.1
    5.4
    5.8
    6.2
    6.5
    6.6
    6.4
    6.1
    5.8
    5.4
    5.0
    4.6
    4.4
    4.2
    4.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (15 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    S
    20
    S
    22
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    38
    35
    34
    31
    30
    30
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    22
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    4.0
    4.1
    4.0
    3.5
    3.1
    2.7
    2.6
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (16 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    30
    29
    30
    28
    25
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    79%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.8
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Wednesday 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Wednesday 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Wednesday 10 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Thursday 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Thursday 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Thursday 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Thursday 11 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Friday 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Friday 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Friday 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Friday 12 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Saturday 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Saturday 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Saturday 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Saturday 13 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Sunday 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Sunday 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Sunday 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Sunday 14 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Monday 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Monday 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Monday 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Monday 15 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Tuesday 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Tuesday 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Tuesday 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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

    Tuesday 16 December

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 explained
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    Forecast for 10pm Wednesday
    Updated 20:00 (UTC) on Wed 10 Dec 2025
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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    A few showers, dry, brighter later, strong wind easing Thursday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Evening rain soon clearing to clear spells and showers, these may merge into more persistent rain for a time later in night. Southwesterly winds slowly easing, but remaining strong. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

    Thursday:

    Rather cloudy start with a few showers around but becoming dry by late morning with, especially across Orkney, some good spells of sunshine around. Occasionally strong southwesterly winds slowly easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Remaining unsettled through Friday and the weekend with showers or longer spells of occasionally heavy rain. Mild, with strong to gale force southerly or southwesterly winds.

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