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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: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:45

Sunset: 19:51
Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind

• very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea
Tide: Next low tide (0.4m) at 04:48
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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 10° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Mon 31 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:43

Sunset: 19:54

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime.

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Mon 31 Mar

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 8° Celsius;
Tue 1 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 19:56

Sunny.

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Tue 1 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Wed 2 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:37

Sunset: 19:58

Sunny.

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Wed 2 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 16° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 3° Celsius;
Thu 3 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:34

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 3 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5° Celsius;
Fri 4 Apr

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

Sunrise: 06:31

Sunset: 20:03

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 4 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sat 5 Apr

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

Sunrise: 06:28

Sunset: 20:05

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 5 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 11° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 4° Celsius;
Sun 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:25

Sunset: 20:08

Sunny.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 6 Apr

Maximum daytime temperature: 13° Celsius;

Light showers changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:45

Sunset: 19:51

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8 day forecast for Birsay Bay

Today (30 March 2025)

Time	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%	50%	50%	50%	40%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	7°	6°	5°	5°	5°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	2°	2°	3°	4°	4°	5°	6°	6°	6°	6°	6°	7°	7°	5°	4°	3°	2°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 15	NW 18	NNW 20	NNW 21	N 21	N 21	N 20	N 18	N 16	N 14	NNW 12	NNW 10	NNW 8	NW 6	WSW 4	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 8
Wind gust (mph)	30	34	36	36	36	34	31	28	24	21	17	14	11	8	8	10	11	16	20
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Humidity	86%	85%	86%	83%	83%	76%	75%	71%	67%	65%	65%	65%	65%	66%	78%	84%	84%	83%	84%
UV	-	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	17	19	21	21	21	21	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	4	5	6	8
Height of waves offshore (m)	2.7	2.8	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (31 March 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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	10%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	7°	7°	7°	7°	7°	8°	9°	9°	10°	11°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	10°	10°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	3°	3°	4°	4°	5°	5°	6°	7°	8°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 10	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 8
Wind gust (mph)	22	24	25	24	25	24	24	24	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	24	22	23	20	18	16	15	15	15
Visibility (description)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	VG	E	E	E
Humidity	84%	84%	83%	83%	84%	84%	84%	85%	85%	86%	86%	87%	86%	86%	85%	84%	85%	88%	89%	89%	91%	91%	90%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	12	10	9	9	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.9	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.5	2.7	2.9	3.0	3.0	2.9
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	15
Direction of waves offshore

Tuesday (1 April 2025)

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)	10°	10°	9°	9°	12°	15°	14°	11°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)	8°	8°	7°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wind gust (mph)	15	16	15	16	17	20	21	24	23
Visibility (description)	E	E	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	88%	87%	87%	88%	77%	66%	68%	75%	81%
UV	-	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	9	8	8	8	10	13	15	15	14
Height of waves offshore (m)	2.8	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.8	1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (2 April 2025)

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%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	7°	6°	5°	11°	14°	14°	11°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	2°	9°	13°	13°	10°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 8	S 8	SSW 8	W 7	SSW 5	S 5
Wind gust (mph)	20	16	14	13	12	10	7	6
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	87%	86%	71%	57%	61%	78%	86%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	12	10	8	8	8	7	5	5
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.1
Period of waves offshore (s)	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (3 April 2025)

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%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	5°	4°	4°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	3°	9°	11°	11°	8°	5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	NNE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	E 6
Wind gust (mph)	6	7	9	10	13	13	10	10
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	88%	92%	93%	80%	71%	73%	86%	93%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	4	4	4	5	7	8	7	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Period of waves offshore (s)	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (4 April 2025)

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%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	6°	6°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	5°	4°	3°	6°	8°	8°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 9	E 8
Wind gust (mph)	11	10	16	18	19	18	16	16
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	95%	94%	93%	78%	68%	67%	76%	87%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	6	9	11	11	9	8
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	0.8	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Saturday (5 April 2025)

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%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	5°	8°	11°	11°	9°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	3°	3°	3°	6°	8°	8°	6°	4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 8	E 6
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	18	19	19	16	11	10
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	88%	90%	90%	73%	68%	69%	79%	91%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Sunday (6 April 2025)

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%	<5%	–
Temperature (°C)	6°	5°	6°	9°	12°	12°	9°	6°
Feels like temperature (°C)	4°	3°	4°	7°	10°	10°	7°	–
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	–
Wind gust (mph)	10	10	14	15	20	19	–	–
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	–
Humidity	92%	91%	90%	76%	68%	70%	79%	91%
UV	-	-	1	1	2	1	1
Wind direction and speed (mph)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Tide times

Sunday 30 March


	Time (UTC+1)

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

Sunday 30 March


	Time (UTC+1)

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

Sunday 30 March


	Time (UTC+1)

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

Sunday 30 March


	Time (UTC+1)

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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Flood warnings in force for Scotland

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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

Headline:

Scattered blustery showers in morning, becoming dry with winds easing.

Today:

Breezy, partially cloudy, and mostly dry this morning though with the odd shower possible. Sunny spells becoming more frequent through the morning with winds easing. A dry afternoon with long periods of sunshine Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with largely clear skies at first, though cloud spreads in from the west through the evening and overnight. Light and variable winds become freshening south to southwesterlies. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

It will be cloudy but mild on Monday with outbreaks of rain at times, the best chance of sunny spells breaking out over Orkney. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry, mild and settled conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with plenty of sunshine on offer. Staying mostly dry but cloudier with the odd spot of rain on Thursday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 30 Mar 2025

UK long range weather forecast

High pressure will often be centred to the north or east of the UK, maintaining relatively settled conditions much of the time. This should result in lengthy spells of dry weather, probably with a fair bit of sunshine at times, but also an ongoing risk of overnight frosts, especially where winds fall light. There is the chance of some low cloud or sea fog around some coastal areas. Daytime temperatures will tend to fluctuate depending on the wind direction, with potential for both rather warm conditions at times, but also cooler interludes. It may also be rather breezy, perhaps with some occasional showery rain attempting to push into some southern and western areas, especially later in the period.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Mar 2025

Weather patterns are most likely to remain slow moving through the middle of April. High pressure will probably be centred to the north or east of the UK, bringing a lot of fine and dry weather. If there are any interludes of rain or showers these are more likely to affect southern and western parts of the UK. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall, and feeling warm inland with light winds during the day, although some cold nights are still possible under any clear skies.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 29 Mar 2025

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