Birsay Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

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    Today (14 November 2024)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    36
    37
    38
    39
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 November 2024)
    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
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Clear night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    30%
    70%
    ≥95%
    80%
    20%
    <5%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    70%
    60%
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    25
    WSW
    27
    SW
    29
    WSW
    30
    SW
    31
    SW
    31
    SW
    33
    SW
    32
    W
    30
    W
    31
    W
    32
    W
    33
    W
    33
    W
    34
    W
    34
    W
    34
    39
    39
    40
    42
    43
    44
    45
    47
    49
    52
    55
    56
    57
    58
    59
    60
    57
    58
    62
    66
    67
    67
    68
    66
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    91%
    91%
    92%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    90%
    78%
    68%
    63%
    63%
    64%
    68%
    70%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2.3
    2.3
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.8
    4.2
    4.6
    5.0
    5.4
    5.6
    5.9
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Saturday (16 November 2024)
    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
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    60%
    60%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    W
    34
    WNW
    33
    W
    33
    W
    32
    WNW
    33
    WNW
    32
    NW
    30
    NW
    26
    68
    67
    68
    67
    65
    63
    60
    53
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    64%
    64%
    65%
    69%
    65%
    69%
    75%
    77%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    6.2
    6.6
    6.6
    6.5
    6.4
    6.1
    5.5
    5.4
    12
    14
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Sunday (17 November 2024)
    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
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Sleet shower day
    Sleet shower night
    Sleet shower night
    Sleet shower night
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    NW
    24
    NW
    21
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    15
    49
    46
    44
    42
    42
    42
    42
    40
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    75%
    77%
    79%
    72%
    73%
    75%
    73%
    66%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    5.4
    5.3
    5.0
    4.8
    4.6
    4.3
    4.0
    3.8
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Monday (18 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Sleet shower night
    Light snow shower night
    Light snow shower night
    Light snow shower day
    Light snow shower day
    Light snow shower night
    Light snow shower night
    Sleet shower night
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    N
    13
    NNW
    13
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    15
    40
    40
    40
    37
    36
    39
    41
    40
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    78%
    71%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    81%
    76%
    79%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    3.5
    3.3
    3.1
    2.8
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Tuesday (19 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Sleet shower night
    Sleet shower night
    Sleet shower night
    Sleet shower day
    Sleet shower day
    Sleet shower night
    Light shower night
    Sleet shower night
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    19
    N
    18
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    18
    43
    47
    47
    46
    46
    43
    43
    42
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    77%
    72%
    72%
    67%
    59%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.7
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    4.2
    4.6
    4.4
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    Wednesday (20 November 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Sleet shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower day
    Light shower day
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    NNW
    18
    N
    18
    N
    17
    N
    15
    N
    17
    NNW
    15
    N
    15
    N
    15
    43
    42
    43
    45
    43
    41
    40
    41
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    63%
    65%
    66%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    4.2
    3.8
    4.8
    4.6
    4.1
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12

    Tide times

    Thursday 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 14 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 15 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 16 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 17 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 18 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 19 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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 20 November

    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.

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    Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry, cloudy morning, heavy afternoon rain then showers Friday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will remain cloudy through the evening and overnight with the odd spot of drizzle possible, mainly over Shetland. West to southwesterly winds strengthen overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Friday:

    Cloudy but mainly dry through the morning, patchy light rain possible. Heavy rain for a time in the afternoon. Then colder with clear spells and showers. West or southwest gales. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Turning colder with blustery showers, increasingly wintry later Sunday and Monday, and westerly gales, becoming northerly on Sunday.

    Updated:

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