Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach) (Highland) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    8 day forecast for Dunnet Bay - Murkle Bay/Dunnet (Beach)

    Today (1 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Light rain Overcast Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    20
    W
    21
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    21
    W
    19
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    25
    26
    27
    28
    31
    33
    35
    36
    36
    37
    38
    36
    33
    32
    32
    30
    Visibility
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    98%
    96%
    84%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    64%
    63%
    64%
    63%
    66%
    68%
    72%
    76%
    77%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    20
    21
    22
    22
    21
    19
    17
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    16
    W
    16
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    15
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    21
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    28
    28
    30
    31
    32
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    34
    33
    33
    32
    32
    30
    29
    29
    29
    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
    78%
    78%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    72%
    71%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    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 Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    19
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    20
    NW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    19
    NNW
    18
    N
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    34
    36
    36
    35
    33
    33
    32
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    80%
    76%
    71%
    63%
    62%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.1
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    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 Light shower night Light shower day Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    14
    N
    13
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    15
    NNW
    15
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    29
    29
    27
    24
    20
    15
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    57%
    56%
    59%
    68%
    UV - - 1 1 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    13
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    18
    21
    22
    21
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    75%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    72%
    86%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    7
    12
    14
    14
    13
    9
    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 Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    13
    17
    18
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    84%
    73%
    67%
    67%
    74%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    10
    11
    11
    10
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    6
    NNE
    9
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    12
    16
    17
    15
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    85%
    70%
    67%
    67%
    70%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    7
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    10
    E
    9
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    13
    16
    16
    16
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    87%
    71%
    65%
    64%
    68%
    90%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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 Scrabster tidal station which is 7.1 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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    Highlands & Eilean Siar weather forecast

    Headline:

    Light rain to start. Then sunny spells, scattered showers.

    Today:

    Cloudy start with a little light rain. Then it will be mainly dry with some bright spells, a few showers in the northwest. A much cooler day. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Tonight:

    Through the evening and overnight there will continue to be clear spells and scattered showers, staying largely dry and clear towards Inverness and Nairn. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Friday:

    It will be rather cool and cloudy with a few light showers mainly in the northwest, with the best chance of any dry or bright spells in the east. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Early showery rain on Saturday then mostly dry. Mostly dry in the west on Sunday, showers in the north and east. Mostly dry Monday with some brightness. Remaining quite cool.

    Updated:

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