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Forecast days

Mon 20 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 20:39

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by nighttime.

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Mon 20 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2 degrees Celsius;
Tue 21 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:42

Sunset: 20:41

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by lunchtime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Tue 21 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Wed 22 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:40

Sunset: 20:43

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

M UV

L Pollution

L Pollen

Wed 22 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Thu 23 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:37

Sunset: 20:46

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Thu 23 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3 degrees Celsius;
Fri 24 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:34

Sunset: 20:48

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

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L Pollution

L Pollen

Fri 24 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Sat 25 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:31

Sunset: 20:50

Overcast.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 25 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4 degrees Celsius;
Sun 26 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:29

Sunset: 20:53

Overcast.

M UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 26 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius;

Sunny intervals changing to overcast by nighttime.

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 20:39

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L Pollution

L Pollen

7 day forecast for Wide Firth

Today (20 April 2026)

Time	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16
Wind gust (mph)	25	24	24	22	22	22	22
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	86%	86%	88%	88%	86%
UV	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Tuesday (21 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	6°	5°	4°	3°	3°	3°	5°	7°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	2°	2°	1°	0°	0°	0°	3°	5°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	5°	4°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 15	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 10	E 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wind gust (mph)	21	19	17	14	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	14
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	85%	84%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Wednesday (22 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°	7°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	4°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	3°	4°	5°	6°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°	5°	3°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 6
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	13	13	12	11	11
Visibility (description)	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	83%	82%	81%	81%	81%	80%	77%	76%	75%	75%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	76%	77%	78%	80%	81%	83%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (23 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	7°	8°	9°	9°	10°	10°	11°	11°	10°	10°	9°	9°	7°	6°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	2°	3°	5°	6°	7°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	6°	5°	4°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 8	N 7	N 6	N 6
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	85%	85%	82%	80%	79%	79%	79%	78%	78%	78%	79%	81%	83%	84%	85%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Friday (24 April 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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	7°	8°	9°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	10°	9°	9°	8°	7°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	1°	3°	4°	6°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°	6°	5°	3°	3°	3°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	NNW 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8
Wind gust (mph)	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	M	M	G	G	M	G	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	87%	87%	87%	87%	87%	87%	87%	87%	85%	83%	82%	82%	80%	80%	80%	80%	79%	79%	79%	81%	82%	83%	83%	83%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

Saturday (25 April 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	6°	8°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	3°	4°	5°	5°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	N 8	N 9	N 9	N 10	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 11
Wind gust (mph)	13	15	16	18	18	17	17	17	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	M	G	G	G	M
Humidity	83%	83%	82%	78%	79%	78%	77%	76%	76%
UV	-	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-

Sunday (26 April 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	7°	8°	8°	7°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	1°	2°	3°	5°	5°	4°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	SE 12	SE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	18	21	21	21	21	23
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	M
Humidity	74%	75%	75%	76%	78%	76%	77%	79%
UV	-	-	1	2	3	1	1	-

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Dry and settled

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry with some late sunshine at first this evening then clear spells after sunset. Dry overnight with clear periods before becoming cloudier over Shetland later. Light to moderate easterly winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Tuesday:

A dry and settled day with light winds. It will be mostly cloudy but some bright and sunny spells breaking through. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

High pressure dominates bringing a dry and settled few days with mostly light winds. Mostly cloudy but with some bright or sunny intervals breaking through at times.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 20 Apr 2026

UK long range weather forecast

High pressure is likely to be centred close to or across the UK through much of this period, so many places will be largely dry with clear or sunny periods. Some showery rain may affect northern and western parts this weekend though. Colder air will also try to push into the country from the north this weekend but will probably only briefly make limited progress into the northeast, where it could bring a short-lived showery interlude, some of these wintry. Winds will be mostly light, but briefly stronger in the northeast as the colder air tries to come south. Temperatures will probably be near or slightly above normal for many, but with a risk of colder conditions affecting the north or more especially the northeast this weekend.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 20 Apr 2026

Slowly evolving weather patterns are probable through this period. Within this, high pressure is more likely than not to be located somewhere to the north or northwest with low pressure closer to southern and possibly eastern areas. The orientation of and proximity to the UK of each of these features will be key to regional weather on a day-to-day basis. However, on balance, northern and some western areas are likely be drier, with southern and possibly some eastern parts seeing more in the way of rain or showers. Overall, temperatures probably close to or a little above average, though scope for some cold nights with late season frost, especially in the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 20 Apr 2026

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Fri 24 Apr

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Sun 26 Apr

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Forecast days

Mon 20 Apr

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Tue 21 Apr

Tue 21 Apr

Wed 22 Apr

Wed 22 Apr

Thu 23 Apr

Thu 23 Apr

Fri 24 Apr

Fri 24 Apr

Sat 25 Apr

Sat 25 Apr

Sun 26 Apr

Sun 26 Apr

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Monday 20 Apr - Friday 24 Apr

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Saturday 25 Apr - Monday 4 May

Tuesday 5 May - Tuesday 19 May

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