Weather in Lerwick

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:41 am (GMT)

Now · partly cloudy 52 °F

Feels like: 45 °F
Low / high: 51 / 55 °F
Rain: 75%
Wind: 16 mph WSW

↗ 30.01 inHg · rising

Today in Lerwick: overcast, 51 °F to 55 °F, with a 75% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the west-southwest (16 mph). Tomorrow, light rain, 50 °F to 55 °F and a 9% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 55 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (47%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

55° 51°
Today
55° 50°
Fri 30
54° 50°
Sat 31
50° 45°
Sun 1
51° 45°
Mon 2
51° 49°
Tue 3
52° 49°
Wed 4
51° 49°
Thu 5
49° 44°
Fri 6
50° 46°
Sat 7
47° 44°
Sun 8
49° 45°
Mon 9
50° 46°
Tue 10
51° 48°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	51 / 55 °F	75%	17 mph SW	4.8 ft	12:24 am · 12:43 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Light rain	50 / 55 °F	9% · 0.01 in	20 mph S	3.6 ft	1:13 am · 1:27 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Light rain	50 / 54 °F	47% · 0.15 in	10 mph W	3.4 ft	2:05 am · 2:16 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Partly cloudy	45 / 50 °F	22%	13 mph WNW	2.6 ft	3:06 am · 3:12 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	45 / 51 °F	14%	11 mph NW	2.9 ft	4:20 am · 4:23 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	49 / 51 °F	2% · 0.01 in	9 mph W	2.0 ft	5:51 am · 5:52 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	49 / 52 °F	8%	10 mph WSW	2.4 ft	7:06 am · 7:08 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	49 / 51 °F	8%	11 mph SW	2.4 ft	8:00 am · 8:06 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	44 / 49 °F	16%	7 mph SSW	1.8 ft	8:43 am · 8:55 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	46 / 50 °F	20%	10 mph SW	1.4 ft	9:22 am · 9:38 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	44 / 47 °F	33% · 0.09 in	6 mph SSE	2.3 ft	9:59 am · 10:18 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	45 / 49 °F	33%	13 mph S	3.5 ft	10:35 am · 10:56 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	46 / 50 °F	43%	14 mph SE	4.9 ft	11:09 am · 11:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	48 / 51 °F	43% · 0.07 in	14 mph SE	5.3 ft	11:44 am	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	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Overcast
Temperature	52°	53°	53°	53°	54°	55°	52°	52°
Chance of rain	75%	0%	10%	2%	8%	2%	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)	17 WSW	16 WSW	14 WSW	12 SW	11 SW	7 S	7 S	6 SSE
Humidity	88%	88%	91%	94%	86%	82%	91%	91%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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	54°	55°	55°	50°	53°	51°	52°
AIFS	54°	54°	54°	50°	51°	51°	51°
GFS	54°	54°	55°	51°	53°	53°	51°
ICON	54°	55°	54°	50°	51°	51°	52°
ARPEGE	54°	53°	55°	51°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	55°	55°	54°	50°	—	—	—
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	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.28 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0
AIFS	0.03 in	0	0.19 in	0.00 in	0.02 in	0	0.02 in
GFS	0	0	0.15 in	0.02 in	0	0	0
ICON	0	0.01 in	0.14 in	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0.00 in	0	0.10 in	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0.01 in	0.15 in	0	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	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	1628	1527	1119	1532	1243	923	1019
AIFS	22	18	15	16	11	13	13
GFS	1929	1826	1423	1522	1221	67	1119
ICON	1930	2333	1116	1520	1217	1317	1421
ARPEGE	2029	1929	1524	1930	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1730	2032	1015	1320	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	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)	75%	9%	47%	22%	14%	2%	8%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	16%	8%	52%	20%	19%	3%	6%

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: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.0 °F	Below −73%	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.3 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	48° / 47°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	47° / 46°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	47° / 45°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
January	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F
February	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.5 °F
March	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °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.

Lerwick climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Lerwick is from June to August: highs of 55 °F to 59 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

44° 37°

JanJ
43° 36°

FebF
45° 37°

MarM
48° 39°

AprA
52° 43°

MayM
55° 47°

JunJ
58° 50°

JulJ
59° 51°

AugA
56° 49°

SepS
52° 45°

OctO
48° 40°

NovN
45° 38°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	44°	37°	5.36 in	18	1.0	46°	9.6 ft
FebruaryFeb	43°	36°	4.46 in	16	2.0	45°	9.1 ft
MarchMar	45°	37°	4.19 in	16	3.6	45°	7.6 ft
AprilApr	48°	39°	2.66 in	11	5.3	45°	5.8 ft
MayMay	52°	43°	2.14 in	10	6.4	47°	4.8 ft
JuneJun	55°	47°	2.44 in	9	5.3	50°	4.1 ft
JulyJul	58°	50°	2.49 in	11	4.9	54°	3.8 ft
AugustAug	59°	51°	3.49 in	12	4.5	55°	4.3 ft
SeptemberSep	56°	49°	4.01 in	13	3.3	54°	5.7 ft
OctoberOct	52°	45°	5.19 in	16	2.3	52°	7.1 ft
NovemberNov	48°	40°	5.72 in	17	1.3	50°	8.2 ft
DecemberDec	45°	38°	5.43 in	18	0.7	48°	9.5 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	46°	9.6 ft
Feb	45°	9.1 ft
Mar	45°	7.6 ft
Apr	45°	5.8 ft
May	47°	4.8 ft
Jun	50°	4.1 ft
Jul	54°	3.8 ft
Aug	55°	4.3 ft
Sep	54°	5.7 ft
Oct	52°	7.1 ft
Nov	50°	8.2 ft
Dec	48°	9.5 ft

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

A normal year brings 47.59 in of rain on about 166 days and about 1,250 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

Now52 °Ffeels like 45 °F

Tomorrow50 / 55 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 45 °F). Today, 51 °F to 55 °F; tomorrow, 50 °F to 55 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 75%
Fri 30 9% 0.01 in
Sat 31 47% 0.15 in
Sun 1 22%
Mon 2 14%
Tue 3 2% 0.01 in
Wed 4 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 75%. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 47% and 0.15 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.07 in; last 3 days, 0.66 in; last 7 days, 2.47 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity91%

Dew point50 °F

Humidity is 91% now and the dew point is 50 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now12 migood

Clouds76%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Fri 30: 1 · Sat 31: 0 · 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

29.5030.00 30.34

Rising now (+0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.35 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 28

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	46 / 52 °F	0.20 in	23 mph WSW
Tue 27	Drizzle	47 / 57 °F	0.27 in	36 mph SSW
Mon 26	Heavy drizzle	47 / 52 °F	0.37 in	26 mph SW
Sun 25	Heavy drizzle	47 / 49 °F	0.24 in	21 mph NW
Sat 24	Rain	44 / 49 °F	0.80 in	36 mph SE
Fri 23	Light drizzle	42 / 51 °F	0.08 in	19 mph SSW
Thu 22	Light rain	47 / 51 °F	0.65 in	23 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	51 / 52 °F	0.28 in	23 mph SE
Tue 20	Light drizzle	51 / 53 °F	0.02 in	25 mph SSE
Mon 19	Overcast	49 / 53 °F	0	19 mph S
Sun 18	Overcast	46 / 52 °F	0	15 mph SSW
Sat 17	Overcast	42 / 52 °F	0	13 mph W
Fri 16	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	0.04 in	13 mph WNW
Thu 15	Drizzle	48 / 53 °F	0.15 in	22 mph SW
Wed 14	Drizzle	49 / 56 °F	0.17 in	27 mph SSW
Tue 13	Rain	49 / 56 °F	0.94 in	26 mph SW
Mon 12	Light rain	42 / 54 °F	0.36 in	23 mph SSE
Sun 11	Overcast	43 / 50 °F	0	10 mph NW
Sat 10	Light drizzle	44 / 51 °F	0.05 in	7 mph NW
Fri 9	Light rain	46 / 51 °F	0.46 in	21 mph S
Thu 8	Light drizzle	43 / 49 °F	0.01 in	11 mph N
Wed 7	Drizzle	44 / 52 °F	0.16 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 6	Light drizzle	47 / 53 °F	0.03 in	21 mph W
Mon 5	Light rain	51 / 56 °F	0.29 in	32 mph WSW
Sun 4	Light rain	53 / 55 °F	0.35 in	21 mph SW
Sat 3	Light drizzle	51 / 55 °F	0.10 in	22 mph SW
Fri 2	Heavy drizzle	51 / 59 °F	0.15 in	19 mph S
Thu 1	Overcast	51 / 59 °F	0	17 mph S
Wed 30	Light rain	55 / 59 °F	0.30 in	27 mph SE
Tue 29	Overcast	49 / 56 °F	0	21 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 LerwickQuestions

What's the weather like today in Lerwick?

Overcast, from 51 °F to 55 °F, with a moderate breeze from the west-southwest (16 mph) and a 75% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Lerwick?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 9% (0.01 in): light rain.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 45 °F and a high of 55 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.01 inHg and rising: +0.50 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Lerwick?

The best time to visit Lerwick is from June to August: highs of 55 °F to 59 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Lerwick in October?

In October, Lerwick normally sees highs of 52 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 16 rainy days (5.19 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 52 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Lerwick?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 59 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 36 °F. The wettest is November (5.72 in) and the driest, May.

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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 7.6 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 1:41 am (local time).

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