Strathy Bay (Beach) (Highland) weather

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    7 day forecast for Strathy Bay (Beach)

    Today (19 March 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    W
    6
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    4
    NNE
    4
    ENE
    4
    E
    5
    SE
    6
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    12
    10
    10
    11
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    72%
    64%
    58%
    56%
    58%
    60%
    62%
    71%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    UV 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    19
    22
    24
    26
    27
    28
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    84%
    77%
    75%
    69%
    65%
    56%
    52%
    52%
    53%
    58%
    64%
    71%
    75%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    N
    4
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    5
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    16
    17
    17
    20
    21
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    79%
    75%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    83%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    84%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    3.1
    3.2
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (22 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    11
    S
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    W
    13
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    29
    29
    31
    33
    33
    33
    32
    31
    31
    31
    30
    31
    29
    27
    26
    26
    23
    23
    25
    28
    30
    28
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    69%
    72%
    72%
    68%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    14
    16
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    3.1
    3.2
    3.4
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (23 March 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 shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Light shower night Sleet shower night Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Sleet shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sleet shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    SW
    13
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    14
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    32
    31
    31
    30
    29
    31
    32
    31
    34
    36
    36
    35
    36
    34
    31
    28
    25
    24
    23
    23
    26
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    76%
    71%
    73%
    62%
    62%
    58%
    60%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.5
    3.4
    3.3
    3.3
    3.3
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.2
    3.1
    3.2
    3.3
    3.3
    3.4
    3.5
    3.5
    3.6
    3.7
    3.6
    3.6
    3.6
    3.5
    3.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (24 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    15
    S
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    29
    29
    30
    32
    29
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    74%
    79%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    17
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.3
    3.0
    2.8
    2.5
    2.3
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (25 March 2026)
    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 day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    W
    18
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    31
    33
    35
    34
    35
    30
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    83%
    77%
    71%
    71%
    76%
    83%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 19 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 20 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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 March

    Tide times and heights are from Scrabster tidal station which is 16.6 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:

    Dry with good spells of sunshine

    Today:

    All parts will have a dry day with good spells of sunshine, some patchy cloud at times but feeling warm in the spring sunshine and light winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Quite a cloudy but dry evening, cloud tending to break during the night and southwesterly winds freshening towards dawn with a few spots of rain for the Hebrides possible. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Friday:

    Mostly dry and bright at first but cloudier with some rain for the Hebrides, cloud tending to thicken towards dusk, feeling mild. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A change to more unsettled conditions later Saturday with some stronger southwesterly winds and rain at times. Turning colder later Sunday with the risk of blustery, wintry showers.

    Updated:

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