Thurso (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:21

Sunset: 16:35

Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Mon 2 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:19

Sunset: 16:37

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 2 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Tue 3 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:17

Sunset: 16:40

Sleet changing to light snow by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 3 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 16:42

Sleet changing to light rain by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 4 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:12

Sunset: 16:45

Light rain changing to overcast by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:10

Sunset: 16:47

Light rain.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:50

Light rain.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Overcast changing to light rain by nighttime.

Sunrise: 08:21

Sunset: 16:35

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Thurso (Beach)

Today (1 February 2026)

Time	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	30%	70%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	1°	1°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	SE 19
Wind gust (mph)	37	36	37	36	36
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	93%	92%	92%	92%	91%
UV	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–

Monday (2 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
Chance of precipitation	50%	70%	80%	80%	70%	80%	70%	70%	80%	90%	90%	80%	90%	80%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	90%	80%	90%	80%	80%	80%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37
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	91%	89%	89%	88%	87%	87%	86%	87%	87%	87%	89%	89%	88%	88%	88%	88%	87%	87%	86%	85%	85%	86%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Tuesday (3 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
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	80%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	E 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17
Wind gust (mph)	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	37	38	38
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	85%	84%	84%	83%	83%	84%	83%	83%	80%	77%	75%	75%	74%	74%	78%	83%	84%	85%	87%	88%	88%	87%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Wednesday (4 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
Chance of precipitation	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	80%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	E 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 19	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16
Wind gust (mph)	39	39	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37
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	84%	85%	85%	86%	87%	86%	88%	87%	88%	87%	88%	88%	88%	89%	90%	90%	91%	91%	91%	91%	91%	92%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Thursday (5 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
Chance of precipitation	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	70%	60%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 16	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 17	SE 17	SE 18	SE 18	SE 19	SE 20	SE 20	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17
Wind gust (mph)	36	36	35	35	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	90%	91%	90%	88%	87%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Friday (6 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	3°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 19	ESE 19	E 19	ESE 18
Wind gust (mph)	34	32	33	34	33	32	31	30
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	G	VG
Humidity	84%	85%	87%	87%	85%	86%	88%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Saturday (7 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 14	ESE 15
Wind gust (mph)	28	27	26	28	27	25	24	24
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	90%	90%	90%	91%	88%	89%	92%	92%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–