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Weather in Lerwick (Shetland Islands), Scotland, United Kingdom

Now
41 °F

Light rain. Low clouds.


Feels Like: 24 °F
Forecast: 45 / 38 °F
Wind: 74 mph from Southeast

Location: Lerwick
Current Time: Jan 21, 2026 at 4:16:53 pm
Latest Report: Jan 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Visibility: 2 mi
Pressure: 29.60 "Hg
Humidity: 93%
Dew Point: 39 °F
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Temperature38 °F40 °F40 °F39 °F38 °F36 °F35 °F
Rain. Overcast.Rain. Overcast.Sprin­kles. Overcast.Sprin­kles. Overcast.Drizzle. Overcast.Drizzle. Overcast.Light snow. Overcast.
Feels Like25 °F27 °F27 °F26 °F24 °F22 °F21 °F
Wind Speed37 mph39 mph39 mph41 mph38 mph37 mph36 mph
Wind DirectionESE
SE
SE
SE
SE
ESE
ESE
Humidity91%85%81%76%74%78%73%
Dew Point36 °F36 °F35 °F32 °F30 °F30 °F27 °F
Visibility2 mi1 mi4 mi4 mi3 mi3 mi4 mi
Probability of Precipitation62%25%26%23%32%40%30%
Amount of Rain0.27"0.07"0.03"0.02"0.02"0.03"0.02"
Amount of Snow0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.13"
* Updated Wednesday, January 21, 2026 1:42:43 pm Lerwick (Shetland Islands) time - Weather by CustomWeather, © 2026

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Yesterday's weather

Low clouds. 46 / 44 °F
Humidity: 97%. Wind: 45 mph from Southeast

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43 °F

Sumburgh Cape: (20 mi)

Light rain. Partly sunny.

41 °F

Baltasound: (42 mi)

Fog. (1 hour ago)

43 °F

Fair Isle: (46 mi)

Overcast. (1 hour ago)

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