Leebotten (Shetland Islands) weather

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Today

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

Sunrise: 09:00

Sunset: 15:25

Cloudy changing to sleet by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 5° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Sun 11 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:59

Sunset: 15:27

Light rain.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 11 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 6° Celsius;
Mon 12 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:57

Sunset: 15:29

Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 12 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 9° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:56

Sunset: 15:32

Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 13 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Wed 14 Jan

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

Sunrise: 08:55

Sunset: 15:34

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 14 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:53

Sunset: 15:36

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 15 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:51

Sunset: 15:38

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 16 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 7° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Cloudy changing to sleet by late morning.

Sunrise: 09:00

Sunset: 15:25

- UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Leebotten

Today (10 January 2026)

Time	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	20%	40%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	50%	70%	60%	80%	90%	90%	90%	80%	80%	80%	70%	70%
Temperature (°C)	3°	4°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	3°	4°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-3°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-3°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 31	SSE 32	S 32	SSE 31	SSE 32	SSE 32	SSE 32	S 33	S 33	S 33	S 33	S 33	S 33	S 33	S 32	S 31	S 32	S 32	S 32	S 31	S 31
Wind gust (mph)	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	47	48	48	47	48	47	46	46	46	45	45	43
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	66%	65%	69%	68%	72%	71%	70%	67%	71%	67%	73%	72%	79%	85%	85%	84%	84%	82%	82%	79%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (11 January 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%	50%	60%	50%	40%	40%	50%	50%	70%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	80%	80%	90%	90%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 30	S 30	S 31	S 32	S 34	S 36	S 38	S 41	S 44	S 46	SSE 48	SSE 50	SSE 50	SSE 49	S 48	S 47	S 46	S 45	S 45	S 45	S 44	SSE 44	SSE 44	SSE 43
Wind gust (mph)	42	43	43	44	44	47	50	53	57	60	65	69	70	70	66	62	60	58	58	55	55	53	53	53
Visibility (description)	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity	76%	75%	74%	75%	73%	71%	73%	72%	73%	83%	87%	91%	92%	92%	91%	92%	91%	91%	89%	89%	88%	88%	90%	90%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (12 January 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%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	40%	40%	50%	40%	40%	40%	70%	60%	60%	60%	70%	60%	50%	40%	40%	30%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	7°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	2°	2°	3°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 43	SSE 43	SSE 42	SSE 40	SSE 38	S 36	S 35	S 35	S 36	SSE 36	SSE 35	S 35	S 36	S 36	S 37	S 36	S 35	S 34	SSW 35	SSW 35	SSW 35	SSW 33	SSW 32	SSW 31
Wind gust (mph)	53	53	50	47	45	43	42	42	43	43	42	42	44	45	44	45	43	42	48	46	40	38	39	37
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	M	G	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	90%	90%	91%	91%	89%	88%	87%	86%	85%	85%	84%	84%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	85%	85%	85%	83%	83%	80%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (13 January 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%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	70%	70%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	2°	2°	1°	2°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 29	SSW 28	SSW 27	SSW 25	SSW 24	SW 24	SSW 23	SW 23	SSW 22	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18
Wind gust (mph)	35	35	33	33	33	30	29	28	24	28	26	23	22	26	23	23	23	23	23	24	26	26	25	22
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	81%	80%	79%	82%	80%	80%	82%	83%	81%	83%	82%	82%	83%	84%	84%	83%	85%	83%	84%	83%	82%	83%	85%	82%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Wednesday (14 January 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%	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	50%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	SW 15	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 20
Wind gust (mph)	23	24	24	22	22	24	25	23	23	23	22	23	23	25	25	26	26	25	25	26	28	29	30	27
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	83%	81%	81%	79%	80%	77%	78%	76%	77%	76%	76%	77%	77%	76%	75%	76%	76%	76%	76%	76%	77%	81%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Thursday (15 January 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%	50%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	2°	2°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSW 20	S 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16
Wind gust (mph)	29	24	23	23	23	20	19	19
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	90%	88%	87%	86%	86%	85%	84%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

Friday (16 January 2026)

Time	00:00	03:00	06:00	09:00	12:00	15:00	18:00	21:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	30%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	40%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	5°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	1°	1°	1°	1°	2°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSW 17	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 18
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	17	18	19	18	19	20
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	84%	84%	85%	85%	84%	84%	84%	84%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cold and windy Saturday with scattered showers, drier Orkney.

This Evening and Tonight:

Scattered showers over Orkney but it will be a mainly dry evening for Shetland. Further showers spread west from the late evening, these wintry at times. Windy. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Saturday:

The day will be cold and windy with continuing scattered showers, wintry at times becoming dry over Orkney later. Windy. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cold with showers over Shetland at first, outbreaks of rain follow northeast Sunday. Milder with dry spells interspersed with showers or longer periods of rain, Monday and Tuesday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Fri 9 Jan 2026

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Forecast days

Today

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Sun 11 Jan

Sun 11 Jan

Mon 12 Jan

Mon 12 Jan

Tue 13 Jan

Tue 13 Jan

Wed 14 Jan

Wed 14 Jan

Thu 15 Jan

Thu 15 Jan

Fri 16 Jan

Fri 16 Jan

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