Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

  • 7 2
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Light showers.
    Beach safety today
    Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
    • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
    • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

    Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

    - UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Light showers.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (1.3m) at

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Sunset iconSunset:
- UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Dornoch - Burn Mouth (Beach)

    Today (21 December 2024)
    Time
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    29
    WSW
    28
    W
    28
    W
    29
    W
    30
    W
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    57
    56
    57
    58
    58
    58
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    75%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 December 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
    Heavy shower night
    Heavy shower night
    Heavy shower night
    Heavy shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Heavy shower night
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy shower day
    Heavy shower day
    Heavy shower day
    Heavy 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
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    30
    W
    32
    W
    33
    WNW
    34
    W
    35
    WNW
    35
    WNW
    34
    WNW
    32
    WNW
    31
    WNW
    30
    NW
    30
    NW
    30
    NW
    30
    NW
    29
    NW
    28
    NW
    25
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    57
    57
    58
    57
    59
    59
    60
    62
    61
    57
    58
    57
    57
    56
    55
    54
    50
    48
    44
    43
    41
    39
    36
    35
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    87%
    82%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    76%
    80%
    83%
    86%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    8
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    50%
    <5%
    <5%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    12
    W
    10
    W
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    27
    19
    19
    20
    23
    28
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    84%
    90%
    92%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light shower night
    Overcast
    Light shower night
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    15
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    21
    SW
    22
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    32
    37
    39
    37
    39
    41
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    41
    39
    37
    36
    33
    32
    29
    27
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (26 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    19
    18
    18
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    17
    7
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (27 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    11
    12
    14
    15
    17
    18
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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 21 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Sunday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Sunday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Sunday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Sunday 22 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Monday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Monday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Monday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Monday 23 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Tuesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Tuesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Tuesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Tuesday 24 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Wednesday 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Wednesday 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Wednesday 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Wednesday 25 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Thursday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Thursday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Thursday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Thursday 26 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Friday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Friday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Friday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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

    Friday 27 December

    Tide times and heights are from Meikle Ferry tidal station which is 4.3 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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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Very windy with showers on Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Very windy with westerly gales or severe gales turning northwest overnight. Frequent showers continue, heavy at times. Showers will become wintry across the hills. Cold. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Sunday:

    Windy with bright spells and blustery showers merging into longer periods of rain at times, wintry over high ground. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Wind and showers ease Monday morning. Cloud and rain spread east Monday afternoon with Tuesday breezy with rain mainly in the west, spreading east Wednesday.

    Updated:

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