Machir Bay (Argyll and Bute) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves
  • • high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (1.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Machir Bay

    Today (1 May 2025)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    Visibility
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    82%
    78%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    69%
    68%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    76%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.6
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.4
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    10
    NNW
    12
    N
    15
    NNW
    17
    NNW
    19
    N
    19
    N
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    23
    23
    26
    29
    30
    32
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    63%
    57%
    59%
    65%
    66%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    10
    12
    15
    17
    19
    19
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (4 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    16
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    N
    13
    N
    16
    N
    18
    N
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    26
    25
    23
    23
    26
    26
    23
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    72%
    70%
    66%
    54%
    43%
    53%
    57%
    70%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    12
    12
    13
    13
    16
    18
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (5 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    E
    7
    E
    5
    NW
    7
    NW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    14
    10
    11
    13
    17
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    75%
    61%
    57%
    59%
    67%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    5
    7
    10
    12
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (6 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    14
    15
    17
    18
    15
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    90%
    84%
    68%
    61%
    60%
    67%
    86%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    11
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (7 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    5
    N
    5
    N
    4
    N
    6
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    4
    4
    8
    12
    15
    16
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    96%
    85%
    66%
    59%
    60%
    63%
    87%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    8
    WNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    10
    14
    15
    14
    11
    5
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    83%
    67%
    58%
    59%
    66%
    92%
    UV - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 1 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 2 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Saturday 3 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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 4 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Monday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Monday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Monday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Monday 5 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Tuesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Tuesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Tuesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Tuesday 6 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Wednesday 7 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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

    Thursday 8 May

    Tide times and heights are from Bruichladdich tidal station which is 3.7 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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    Strathclyde weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry on Friday but rather cloudy. Some sunshine developing.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    It will stay mostly dry with clear spells at times through the evening and overnight, but a chance of the odd light shower continuing in northern Argyll. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be rather cool and cloudy though staying mostly dry aside from a few light showers in northern Argyll. Some sunshine later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A mainly dry few days with some bright spells although a few showers across Argyll on Saturday. Cooler than of late.

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