Warm and sunny weather continues
The weather will continue to warm up over the next few days, with bright and sunny conditions for many.
Read moreDamp, misty start Friday, becoming dry. Sunny spells developing later.
A sunny start to the evening over Shetland but cloudy with some rain and mist over Orkney, this clearing north into Shetland overnight, with low cloud and fog patches remaining. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
A misty start with patchy rain. Orkney soon brightening up with some hazy sunshine and turning warmer. Shetland dry by afternoon though continuing low cloud and haar, clearing towards evening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.
Saturday will be dry and warm with some sunshine. Mostly dry, bright Sunday but greater chance of haar. Mostly dry bright Monday but chance of showers.
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The weather is expected to change from the current warm and settled conditions, with a return to an unsettled and showery pattern as low pressure comes to dominate. Rain and showers, locally heavy and thundery, are expected across much of the United Kingdom. Rainfall amounts could be above average in many areas, most likely where showers merge with each other and become very slow moving. Winds could be fresh at times, especially near heavier showers and also along coasts. Temperatures will not be as high as in the preceding week, and are expected to fall closer to average for May, and feeling rather cold where it remains damp and cloudy. However it will feel much warmer in any sunny spells.
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At the start of this period, the weather will probably continue to be fairly unsettled, with rain or showers for many. There will also be some sunny spells between, with slightly-above average temperatures. Around the end of May and into early June there are some tentative signs that conditions could become a little more settled, however this does not rule out further spells of rain or showers moving through at times. As we head from late spring and into early summer, it will naturally feel warm in any sunshine, especially when winds fall light.
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