Orkney & Shetland weather
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry, bright spells and just a few showers.
Today:
Orkney will see some showery rain at first, then a dry day with some hazy sunshine. Shetland mostly dry but a chance of a few showers this afternoon. Brisk southeast winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Tonight:
Dry with sunny then clear periods at first, then haar will become extensive across the Isles during the night. Brisk southeast winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
Tuesday:
Mostly dry with extensive mist and low cloud becoming more patchy during the morning. Sunny intervals and a few light showers in afternoon. Fresh southeast winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
It will be a dry few days across the Isles with sunny spells and a brisk southeast wind. There will be patches of haar at times, especially over Orkney.
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UK long range weather forecast
Changeable with showers developing by day across the UK through the end of the week and over the weekend. The heaviest showers and greatest risk of thunderstorms across southern parts. Temperatures generally around or just a little above average, though with winds tending to be light, still feeling warm in sunnier areas. Over the weekend there are signs that showers may start to ease from the north with drier, more settled conditions probably becoming established for a time. Confidence lowers into the following week with signals unclear how prolonged the influence of higher pressure will be. So after a potentially more settled spell of weather, unsettled conditions are likely to return during the week with the wettest conditions in the west. Above average temperatures more likely than below.
Updated:
Signals during this period are weak and offer limited guidance beyond climatology. Similar weather conditions to those of the preceding few days are most likely to characterise this period to the end of May; a mixture of unsettled periods with rain and showers and settled interludes in-between. By early June, the chances of above and below average rainfall are evenly balanced. There is a slightly higher likelihood of above average temperatures compared with below average temperatures, such that the chance of hot spells, although still very small, is slightly higher than normal too.
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