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Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) weather

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.



Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (0.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Bu Sands

    Today (20 October 2025)
    Time
    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 rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    27
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    26
    ESE
    25
    ESE
    23
    ESE
    22
    ESE
    19
    SE
    16
    SE
    14
    SE
    12
    SE
    10
    SSE
    9
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    39
    38
    37
    38
    37
    37
    36
    34
    31
    27
    22
    18
    16
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    96%
    98%
    99%
    99%
    99%
    98%
    98%
    97%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    27
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    23
    22
    19
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 October 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 Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    15
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 October 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 Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    14
    W
    15
    WSW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    S
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    19
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    23
    22
    24
    24
    25
    24
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    20
    19
    20
    18
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    69%
    68%
    68%
    67%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    4
    4
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (23 October 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SE
    13
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    21
    NNE
    21
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    23
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    24
    NNE
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    18
    16
    15
    15
    16
    15
    16
    17
    19
    19
    21
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    71%
    71%
    70%
    69%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    24
    24
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 October 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 Cloudy Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    27
    N
    28
    N
    29
    NNE
    31
    N
    33
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    34
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    33
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    32
    N
    31
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    30
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    33
    37
    39
    42
    45
    45
    47
    48
    50
    48
    48
    47
    46
    45
    45
    43
    42
    41
    41
    41
    39
    38
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    81%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    71%
    72%
    70%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    28
    29
    31
    33
    34
    34
    34
    34
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    32
    31
    28
    28
    30
    30
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (25 October 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols No weather symbol data Overcast Drizzle Drizzle Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    30
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    32
    NNW
    31
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    29
    NNW
    28
    NNW
    27
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    34
    34
    33
    34
    31
    29
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    71%
    69%
    69%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    67%
    67%
    66%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    30
    32
    32
    31
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (26 October 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Drizzle Light rain Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    NW
    21
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    WSW
    22
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    27
    22
    21
    23
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    66%
    65%
    67%
    68%
    70%
    78%
    81%
    79%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    25
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Monday 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 20 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 21 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 22 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 23 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 24 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 25 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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 26 October

    Tide times and heights are from Burray Ness tidal station which is 0.8 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:

    Cloudy and windy with spells of rain on Monday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Cloudy outbreaks of rain over Orkney soon spreading north to Shetland. The rain becomes persistent over Orkney overnight, then possibly across Shetland later. Strong southeast winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Monday:

    Cloud and rain lingering for much of the day but some drier interludes possible for Orkney later. Strong southeast winds gradually ease. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying unsettled and rather cloudy with scattered showers and occasionally strong winds Tuesday to Thursday .

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