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Forecast days

Today

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

Sunrise: 08:15

Sunset: 16:20

Light snow.

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No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 3° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 2° Celsius;
Wed 4 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:12

Sunset: 16:22

Light snow.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Wed 4 Feb

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

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

Sunrise: 08:10

Sunset: 16:25

Overcast.

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

Thu 5 Feb

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

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:07

Sunset: 16:28

Partly cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Fri 6 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 08:05

Sunset: 16:31

Overcast changing to light rain in the afternoon.

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L Pollution

No pollen data.

Sat 7 Feb

Maximum daytime temperature: 6° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sun 8 Feb

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

Sunrise: 08:02

Sunset: 16:33

Overcast changing to drizzle by late morning.

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

Sunrise: 07:59

Sunset: 16:36

Drizzle changing to overcast by lunchtime.

L UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 9 Feb

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

Light snow.

Sunrise: 08:15

Sunset: 16:20

L UV

L Pollution

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Out Skerries Airstrip

Today (3 February 2026)

Time	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	≥95%	≥95%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 35	ESE 36
Wind gust (mph)	48	49
Visibility (description)	M	G
Humidity	83%	79%
UV	-	-

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%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	≥95%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-5°	-5°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°	-5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 36	ESE 35	ESE 34	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 33	ESE 34	ESE 34	ESE 34	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 35	ESE 36	ESE 36	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 38	ESE 38	ESE 38
Wind gust (mph)	50	50	51	48	46	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	49
Visibility (description)	M	M	M	M	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	84%	83%	82%	84%	83%	83%	83%	84%	84%	84%	83%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	85%	85%	83%	84%	83%	84%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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%	90%	80%	60%	30%	20%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-3°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 36	ESE 37	ESE 37	ESE 36	SE 35	SE 33	SE 31	SE 30	SE 29	SE 28	ESE 27	ESE 26	ESE 25	ESE 24	ESE 22	ESE 21	ESE 20	ESE 19	ESE 18	ESE 18	E 17	E 16	E 15	E 15
Wind gust (mph)	50	49	49	47	45	43	41	39	37	36	35	34	32	31	29	27	26	24	25	24	23	21	22	21
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	85%	85%	84%	84%	81%	77%	76%	75%	74%	71%	70%	68%	67%	66%	66%	65%	65%	64%	61%	60%	57%	57%	57%	59%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	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°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°	1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 16
Wind gust (mph)	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	21	21	22
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	VG	VG	E	VG
Humidity	59%	59%	59%	57%	57%	58%	59%	59%	57%	57%	58%	57%	57%	57%	58%	60%	59%	63%	61%	65%	67%	66%	68%	69%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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%	40%	40%	40%	30%	30%	30%	30%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	40%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%	60%	70%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°	0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 16	SE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 18	SE 18	SE 18	SE 19	SE 19	SE 20	SE 20	SE 20	SE 21	SE 22	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	SE 23	SE 24	SE 25	SE 25	SE 26
Wind gust (mph)	22	22	23	23	23	25	25	24	26	26	27	27	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	32	32	32	33
Visibility (description)	E	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%	73%	73%	72%	72%	72%	71%	71%	72%	73%	74%	74%	74%	73%	74%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%	75%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	50%	40%	40%	40%	40%	30%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	5°	5°	5°	5°	4°	4°	5°	4°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-1°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 26	SE 27	SE 28	SE 29	SE 29	SE 29	SSE 29	SSE 28
Wind gust (mph)	36	37	38	39	39	38	38	37
Visibility (description)	VG	G	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	77%	76%	79%	80%	81%	82%	83%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Temperature (°C)	4°	4°	4°	4°	4°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-1°	-1°	-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SE 28	SE 27	SE 26	SE 26	SE 25	SE 24	SE 23	SE 23
Wind gust (mph)	37	36	35	35	33	32	31	30
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	83%	84%	84%	83%	82%	83%	82%	83%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

Warnings have been issued as the weather across the UK becomes increasingly mild but wet and windy.

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Cloudy and cold with sleet or snow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Persistent sleet and snow will spread north to Shetland through the evening and overnight. Snow over Orkney will turn to rain or sleet. Strong east to southeast winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Wednesday:

It will stay cloudy, cold and windy throughout the day with persistent rain or sleet over Orkney, and sleet or snow over Shetland. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Little change, remaining cold and windy with sleet or snow showers, drier through Friday, then becoming more persistent through Saturday.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Tue 3 Feb 2026

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Wed 4 Feb

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Thu 5 Feb

Thu 5 Feb

Fri 6 Feb

Fri 6 Feb

Sat 7 Feb

Sat 7 Feb

Sun 8 Feb

Sun 8 Feb

Mon 9 Feb

Mon 9 Feb

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Wind and rain marking a change in the UK weather

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Tuesday 3 Feb - Saturday 7 Feb

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Wednesday:

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Nearest forecasts

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