Bu Sands (Orkney Islands) 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: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:44

Sleet.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

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

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:06

Sunset: 16:46

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:49

Light rain.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:01

Sunset: 16:51

Light rain changing to overcast by nighttime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Tue 10 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:59

Sunset: 16:54

Overcast changing to light rain by lunchtime.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Tue 10 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Wed 11 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:56

Sunset: 16:56

Overcast changing to drizzle by nighttime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 11 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Thu 12 Feb

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

Sunrise: 07:54

Sunset: 16:59

Overcast changing to drizzle by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 12 Feb

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

Sleet.

Sunrise: 08:08

Sunset: 16:44

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Bu Sands

Today (6 February 2026)

Time	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	60%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	35	36	36	35
Visibility (description)	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	76%	77%	75%	76%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	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	70%	80%	90%	80%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°	0°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 25	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 27	ESE 28	E 29	E 29	E 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 28	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	ESE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29
Wind gust (mph)	35	36	37	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	75%	76%	78%	80%	82%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	89%	91%	92%	92%	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Sunday (8 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%	60%	60%	60%	70%	80%	80%	70%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 30	SE 30	SE 30	SE 31	SE 31	SE 31	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 32	SE 33	SE 33	SE 32	SE 32	SE 31	SE 31	SE 31	SE 30	SE 29	SE 29	SE 28	SSE 27	SSE 27	SSE 26
Wind gust (mph)	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	38	38	36	36
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	91%	89%	89%	90%	89%	91%	91%	91%	89%	90%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	93%	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Monday (9 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	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	60%	60%	70%	60%	60%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	1°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 26	SE 25	SE 25	SE 24	SSE 24	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 22	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21
Wind gust (mph)	34	33	34	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	30	28	28	28	29	28
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	92%	92%	92%	93%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	92%	91%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	88%	88%	86%
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 (10 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%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	40%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 21	SE 21	SE 21	SE 20	SE 20	SE 20	SE 20	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 23	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 22	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 23	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 24	ESE 24
Wind gust (mph)	28	28	27	27	27	28	27	28	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	34	32	33
Visibility (description)	G	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	VG
Humidity	86%	86%	86%	86%	85%	84%	84%	83%	82%	83%	82%	81%	81%	82%	83%	82%	81%	79%	78%	78%	76%	76%	76%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	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 (11 February 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 25	ESE 25	E 25	E 26	ESE 27	E 26	E 27	E 25
Wind gust (mph)	35	34	36	37	36	36	35	32
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	77%	77%	81%	79%	80%	79%	81%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Thursday (12 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%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 22	E 21	E 20	ENE 20	ENE 18	ENE 19	NE 19	NNE 18
Wind gust (mph)	30	29	28	27	28	26	28	27
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	80%	79%	80%	77%	77%	79%	80%	69%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–