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Birsay Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

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Forecast days

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    7 day forecast for Birsay Bay

    Today (11 July 2025)
    Time
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    17°
    16°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    76%
    UV 1 1 -
    Saturday (12 July 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 Clear 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    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)
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    22°
    23°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    21°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    15
    14
    12
    12
    11
    12
    13
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    76%
    82%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    72%
    74%
    76%
    84%
    92%
    95%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 -
    Sunday (13 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Fog Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    14°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    19
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    16
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    VP
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    98%
    92%
    78%
    74%
    77%
    85%
    96%
    UV - - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Monday (14 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    17
    18
    19
    23
    24
    23
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    92%
    82%
    76%
    77%
    86%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1
    Tuesday (15 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    11
    E
    10
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    17
    15
    15
    15
    15
    13
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    95%
    91%
    86%
    83%
    87%
    96%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 1
    Wednesday (16 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    W
    5
    WNW
    5
    NW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    12
    14
    13
    12
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    99%
    96%
    91%
    83%
    81%
    86%
    95%
    UV - 1 1 3 6 3 1 1
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    10
    12
    13
    14
    14
    13
    10
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    97%
    96%
    93%
    87%
    80%
    79%
    83%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 1

    Tide times

    Friday 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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 11 July

    Tide times and heights are from Tingwall tidal station which is 10.0 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:

    Sunny spells with a chance of haar on Saturday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a fine sunny evening, the night will be dry with some clear periods. However some patchy haar is likely to spread up from the south. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Saturday:

    Remaining dry. Some warm sunshine, especially over sheltered western areas, but with an increasing risk of haar in the south and east, perhaps persistent over eastern Shetland. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    More widespread low cloud and haar on Sunday and Monday, but still the chance of brighter spells in west, where warm. Chance of heavy showers on Tuesday.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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