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St Ninians Isle (Beach) (Shetland Islands) weather

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Forecast days

Sleet changing to overcast by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • only experts should take part in water activities

Tide: Next high tide (1.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for St Ninians Isle (Beach)

    Today (5 February 2026)
    Time
    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 Sleet shower Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    12
    E
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    43
    41
    40
    39
    39
    38
    37
    35
    34
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    83%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    71%
    68%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    22
    22
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 February 2026)
    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 Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 February 2026)
    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 Sleet shower Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    18
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    19
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    20
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    21
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    39
    40
    41
    41
    41
    42
    43
    43
    43
    44
    44
    43
    44
    44
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 February 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    43
    43
    43
    43
    43
    42
    42
    42
    42
    41
    41
    41
    40
    40
    40
    40
    41
    41
    40
    40
    40
    40
    40
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    7
    7
    7
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 February 2026)
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    19
    SE
    19
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    39
    39
    38
    37
    36
    36
    36
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    32
    30
    30
    29
    29
    29
    28
    28
    26
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (10 February 2026)
    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
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    23
    26
    27
    26
    27
    27
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    87%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    12
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (11 February 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Drizzle
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    28
    27
    28
    27
    25
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    90%
    91%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 5 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 6 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 7 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 8 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 9 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 10 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 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 11 February

    Tide times and heights are from Bay Of Quendale tidal station which is 4.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain, sleet and snow then drier, brighter Shetland later. Windy.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow over Shetland, at first. Drier and brighter conditions spread to Shetland during the morning as rain continues across Orkney, this turning to sleet from the late afternoon. Windy. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

    Tonight:

    Rain and sleet over Orkney during the evening otherwise a mostly dry night. Clear spells over Shetland but staying cloudy over Orkney. Windy. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Friday:

    A mostly dry and cloudy start with bright spells over Shetland at first. Patchy rain spreads to Orkney from the morning and Shetland from the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Cloudy and windy with rain at times through this period. The rain will become persistent and locally heavy for a time during Sunday.

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