Marwick (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

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    Sunset iconSunset:
    Clear changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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    No pollen data.
Clear changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.
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Sunset iconSunset:
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No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Marwick

    Today (11 January 2025)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Sunday (12 January 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
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    22
    23
    25
    27
    30
    31
    32
    34
    36
    37
    39
    39
    40
    40
    42
    44
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Monday (13 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Drizzle
    Drizzle
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    27
    SW
    25
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    47
    51
    51
    45
    41
    42
    43
    43
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    89%
    94%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Tuesday (14 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    21
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    45
    45
    42
    39
    42
    42
    40
    43
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wednesday (15 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    23
    SW
    25
    SW
    27
    SW
    27
    SW
    28
    SW
    27
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    49
    49
    50
    50
    47
    47
    51
    52
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Thursday (16 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Drizzle
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    16
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    38
    30
    25
    28
    30
    34
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    88%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Friday (17 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    39
    37
    36
    35
    30
    31
    32
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -

    Tide times

    Saturday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Stromness tidal station which is 9.3 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:

    Dry with bright spells Sunday. Rain and wind in evening.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    The night will continue dry with varying amounts of cloud and clear spells. The light to fresh southerly breeze will ease down for a time towards morning. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Sunday:

    A mostly cloudy and dry day with the early light southerly breeze strengthening from the afternoon. Outbreaks of rain will spread east through the evening. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Breezy but milder from Monday. Outbreaks of rain Monday and Tuesday but dry for a time Orkney Tuesday, further patchy rain Wednesday.

    Updated:

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