Weather in Peterhead

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:10 am (GMT)

Now · partly cloudy 49 °F

Feels like: 45 °F
Low / high: 45 / 55 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 4 mph SW

↗ 30.15 inHg · rising

Today in Peterhead: overcast, 45 °F to 55 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze from the southwest (4 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 53 °F to 54 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Saturday 31, at 56 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

55° 45°
Today
54° 53°
Fri 30
56° 52°
Sat 31
54° 46°
Sun 1
52° 46°
Mon 2
52° 38°
Tue 3
47° 34°
Wed 4
43° 33°
Thu 5
45° 35°
Fri 6
45° 35°
Sat 7
45° 39°
Sun 8
50° 43°
Mon 9
51° 48°
Tue 10
53° 48°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	45 / 55 °F	0%	14 mph SSW	2.4 ft	2:51 am · 3:14 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	53 / 54 °F	0% · 0.06 in	21 mph S	3.1 ft	3:43 am · 4:02 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	52 / 56 °F	28% · 0.02 in	12 mph WSW	2.6 ft	4:41 am · 4:57 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Light rain	46 / 54 °F	12% · 0.02 in	14 mph NW	2.0 ft	5:46 am · 5:59 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Light drizzle	46 / 52 °F	7% · 0.01 in	11 mph NW	1.3 ft	7:00 am · 7:12 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	38 / 52 °F	2% · 0.02 in	4 mph NNE	1.1 ft	8:20 am · 8:31 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	34 / 47 °F	2%	6 mph W	0.9 ft	9:35 am · 9:43 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	33 / 43 °F	2%	4 mph SW	0.6 ft	10:34 am · 10:42 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	35 / 45 °F	10%	7 mph SSW	1.1 ft	11:21 am · 11:30 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	35 / 45 °F	12%	7 mph SW	1.6 ft	12:00 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	39 / 45 °F	17% · 0.02 in	8 mph WNW	1.8 ft	12:12 am · 12:35 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	43 / 50 °F	24% · 0.13 in	11 mph SSE	3.8 ft	12:49 am · 1:08 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	48 / 51 °F	30% · 0.01 in	7 mph NW	3.2 ft	1:25 am · 1:41 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	48 / 53 °F	31% · 0.13 in	13 mph ESE	6.2 ft	2:01 am · 2:14 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Monday 2 7:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 3:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	50°	48°	46°	47°	54°	55°	53°	53°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 SSW	4 SW	4 SW	3 SW	8 S	12 SSW	13 SSW	11 S
Humidity	82%	85%	88%	88%	79%	87%	91%	91%
UV	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	56°	54°	58°	51°	52°	52°	47°
AIFS	56°	55°	57°	52°	50°	51°	49°
GFS	56°	54°	60°	52°	54°	54°	52°
ICON	56°	54°	56°	54°	51°	52°	50°
ARPEGE	54°	53°	53°	51°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	55°	54°	56°	54°	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.03 in	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0.02 in	0.00 in	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.07 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0.07 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0.06 in	0.02 in	0.02 in	—	—	—
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1119	1528	1120	1424	1117	410	611
AIFS	11	15	10	11	8	5	5
GFS	1625	2435	1625	1322	1122	76	55
ICON	1320	2031	1015	1422	1017	58	46
ARPEGE	1523	2336	1829	1524	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1421	2134	1218	1423	—	—	—
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	28%	12%	7%	2%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	19%	10%	3%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Normal +0.5 °F	Below −82%	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	49° / 47°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	48° / 46°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	47° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
February	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
March	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Peterhead climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Peterhead is from July to August: highs of 64 °F to 65 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

39° 30°

JanJ
43° 32°

FebF
49° 36°

MarM
53° 40°

AprA
58° 42°

MayM
62° 49°

JunJ
65° 51°

JulJ
64° 50°

AugA
61° 47°

SepS
53° 42°

OctO
46° 36°

NovN
41° 32°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	39°	30°	2.44 in	11	1.5	45°	6.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	43°	32°	1.99 in	10	2.4	44°	6.1 ft
MarchMar	49°	36°	1.85 in	10	3.8	44°	5.2 ft
AprilApr	53°	40°	1.86 in	10	5.3	45°	4.2 ft
MayMay	58°	42°	1.94 in	10	6.4	47°	3.7 ft
JuneJun	62°	49°	2.58 in	12	5.1	51°	3.3 ft
JulyJul	65°	51°	2.37 in	13	5.5	55°	2.9 ft
AugustAug	64°	50°	2.79 in	12	4.7	56°	3.3 ft
SeptemberSep	61°	47°	2.40 in	10	3.8	55°	4.0 ft
OctoberOct	53°	42°	3.48 in	13	2.5	53°	5.4 ft
NovemberNov	46°	36°	3.10 in	12	1.4	51°	6.0 ft
DecemberDec	41°	32°	2.76 in	11	0.9	48°	6.6 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	45°	6.6 ft
Feb	44°	6.1 ft
Mar	44°	5.2 ft
Apr	45°	4.2 ft
May	47°	3.7 ft
Jun	51°	3.3 ft
Jul	55°	2.9 ft
Aug	56°	3.3 ft
Sep	55°	4.0 ft
Oct	53°	5.4 ft
Nov	51°	6.0 ft
Dec	48°	6.6 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 29.55 in of rain on about 133 days and about 1,300 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now49 °Ffeels like 45 °F

Tomorrow53 / 54 °F

It's 49 °F now (feels like 45 °F). Today, 45 °F to 55 °F; tomorrow, 53 °F to 54 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 0% 0.06 in
Sat 31 28% 0.02 in
Sun 1 12% 0.02 in
Mon 2 7% 0.01 in
Tue 3 2% 0.02 in
Wed 4 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 0% and 0.06 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.01 in; last 3 days, 0.30 in; last 7 days, 2.68 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point44 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 44 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now19 migood

Clouds66%

Visibility is good now (19 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak1low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 1 · Sun 1: 1

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.00 30.38

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.22 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 20

PollenNoneToday, at most none.

Pollen: Copernicus CAMS model (a rough guide, not a pollen trap). Levels use each type's usual thresholds.

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	45 / 56 °F	0.06 in	16 mph SW
Tue 27	Light drizzle	45 / 58 °F	0.02 in	28 mph SSW
Mon 26	Heavy drizzle	40 / 56 °F	0.26 in	26 mph SSW
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	44 / 46 °F	0.45 in	35 mph W
Sat 24	Light rain	38 / 49 °F	0.54 in	30 mph SSW
Fri 23	Rain	36 / 49 °F	0.78 in	12 mph NNW
Thu 22	Light rain	39 / 48 °F	0.70 in	22 mph WNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light rain	49 / 51 °F	0.63 in	17 mph SE
Tue 20	Light drizzle	51 / 54 °F	0.06 in	22 mph SE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	41 / 54 °F	0.02 in	17 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	35 / 53 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Sat 17	Light drizzle	42 / 53 °F	0.01 in	12 mph NW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	41 / 53 °F	0.02 in	14 mph WNW
Thu 15	Drizzle	46 / 58 °F	0.10 in	15 mph SSW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	45 / 60 °F	0.00 in	24 mph SSW
Tue 13	Drizzle	47 / 60 °F	0.22 in	19 mph SW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	46 / 57 °F	0.01 in	19 mph S
Sun 11	Light drizzle	43 / 54 °F	0.01 in	10 mph WNW
Sat 10	Drizzle	43 / 52 °F	0.12 in	18 mph W
Fri 9	Heavy drizzle	45 / 55 °F	0.27 in	17 mph WSW
Thu 8	Light drizzle	42 / 53 °F	0.07 in	14 mph W
Wed 7	Light drizzle	41 / 54 °F	0.05 in	11 mph WNW
Tue 6	Overcast	44 / 58 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	51 / 65 °F	0.04 in	16 mph WSW
Sun 4	Drizzle	49 / 62 °F	0.21 in	17 mph SSW
Sat 3	Overcast	46 / 60 °F	0	13 mph SW
Fri 2	Drizzle	51 / 62 °F	0.11 in	21 mph S
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 62 °F	0	13 mph SSW
Wed 30	Light rain	58 / 63 °F	0.33 in	21 mph SSE
Tue 29	Light drizzle	49 / 58 °F	0.04 in	20 mph SE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in PeterheadQuestions

What's the weather like today in Peterhead?

Overcast, from 45 °F to 55 °F, with a light breeze from the southwest (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Peterhead?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.06 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 34 °F and a high of 56 °F; the warmest day, Saturday 31.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 1 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.15 inHg and rising: +0.44 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Peterhead?

The best time to visit Peterhead is from July to August: highs of 64 °F to 65 °F, about 13 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Peterhead in October?

In October, Peterhead normally sees highs of 53 °F and lows of 42 °F, with about 13 rainy days (3.48 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 53 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Peterhead?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 65 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 30 °F. The wettest is October (3.48 in) and the driest, March.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:10 am (local time).

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