West Voe Sands (Beach) (Shetland 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

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 16:25

Sleet.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 1° Celsius;
Wed 4 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:12

Sunset: 16:27

Light snow changing to sleet by lunchtime.

- UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 4 Feb

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

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

Sunrise: 08:09

Sunset: 16:30

Sleet changing to overcast by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 5 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 4° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Fri 6 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:33

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 16:35

Overcast changing to light rain by late morning.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:02

Sunset: 16:38

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 8 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 07:59

Sunset: 16:41

Drizzle.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 9 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sleet.

Sunrise: 08:14

Sunset: 16:25

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for West Voe Sands (Beach)

Today (3 February 2026)

Time	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	1°	2°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-6°	-6°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 31	ESE 31
Wind gust (mph)	47	47
Visibility (description)	M	M
Humidity	89%	85%
UV	-	-
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	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 31	ESE 32	ESE 34	ESE 35	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 38	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 36	ESE 36
Wind gust (mph)	49	52	54	54	54	52	52	54	55	54	55	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	53	52	52
Visibility (description)	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G
Humidity	84%	85%	85%	84%	86%	84%	84%	83%	84%	86%	86%	87%	88%	88%	88%	87%	87%	87%	86%	86%	86%	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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	70%	50%	40%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 35	SE 35	SE 35	SE 34	SE 33	SE 33	ESE 34	ESE 33	ESE 32	ESE 31	ESE 31	ESE 29	ESE 28	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 26	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 25	ESE 24	ESE 22	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 20
Wind gust (mph)	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	47	46	44	43	42	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	34	31	30	29	28
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E
Humidity	84%	83%	82%	81%	82%	83%	83%	77%	76%	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	74%	73%	71%	69%	67%	66%	66%	65%	65%	63%
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	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	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 18	ESE 19
Wind gust (mph)	27	27	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	25	25	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	E	E	VG	VG
Humidity	62%	61%	62%	62%	63%	63%	64%	64%	64%	65%	64%	64%	64%	65%	65%	66%	67%	68%	69%	69%	70%	69%	72%	72%
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	40%	30%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	60%	60%	70%	60%	60%	50%	60%	60%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 19	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 20	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 21	ESE 22	ESE 23	SE 22	ESE 23	SE 23	SE 24	SE 24	ESE 24	ESE 25	SE 25	SE 25	SE 25	SE 27	SE 27	SE 27
Wind gust (mph)	28	28	29	29	29	30	29	30	31	31	32	32	34	34	34	34	34	36	36	35	39	39	39	39
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	71%	72%	73%	73%	72%	72%	74%	74%	75%	76%	75%	75%	75%	76%	75%	75%	75%	75%	76%	75%	76%	75%	77%	77%
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	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	60%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 28	SE 28	SE 28	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SE 28	SE 27
Wind gust (mph)	40	40	41	42	41	40	40	39
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	77%	78%	81%	81%	82%	83%	83%	84%
UV	-	-	-	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	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 27	SE 27	SE 26	SE 26	SE 25	SE 24	SE 23	SE 23
Wind gust (mph)	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–