Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

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Seven day forecast for Lerwick

Time 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain
Chance of precipitation
50% 90% ≥95% ≥95% ≥95% ≥95% 90%
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4° 3° 0° 0° 1° 2° 3°
NE 24
ENE 28
NE 33
NE 32
NE 32
NE 30
E 23
31 35 41 42 43 40 31
VG G M M M M M
Humidity
72% 77% 90% 93% 95% 95% 98%
UV
1 1 1 1 - - -
Time 00:00 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
Chance of precipitation
50% 50% 20% 10% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5%
8°
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
10°
8°
4° 4° 4° 5° 7° 8° 8° 7° 5°
SSE 22
SSE 22
S 20
S 19
S 19
S 17
SSE 16
SE 14
SE 15
33 33 31 28 30 29 27 24 24
G G VG VG VG VG VG VG G
Humidity
93% 93% 93% 91% 83% 78% 80% 82% 90%
UV
- - - 1 3 4 3 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
10% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 10% 10%
8°
8°
9°
10°
11°
11°
10°
9°
5° 5° 6° 7° 8° 9° 8° 7°
SE 14
ESE 13
ESE 13
SE 13
SE 13
SE 12
ESE 11
ESE 10
22 21 22 22 23 22 18 16
M M G G G G G G
Humidity
95% 95% 93% 90% 86% 85% 86% 90%
UV
- - 1 2 3 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
Chance of precipitation
10% 10% 10% 10% <5% <5% <5% <5%
9°
9°
10°
12°
13°
13°
12°
9°
7° 7° 8° 10° 11° 11° 10° 7°
E 10
E 10
E 10
E 11
ESE 10
E 10
ENE 8
ENE 8
15 15 16 19 20 18 14 13
G G G VG VG VG VG G
Humidity
91% 90% 87% 80% 76% 75% 81% 89%
UV
- - 1 3 4 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
Chance of precipitation
<5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5% <5%
9°
8°
9°
12°
13°
13°
12°
9°
7° 6° 7° 10° 12° 12° 10° 7°
ENE 8
NE 8
ESE 9
SE 9
SE 10
SE 10
SSE 9
S 8
12 13 14 17 18 18 16 13
G G G VG G G G G
Humidity
90% 92% 88% 79% 74% 75% 81% 91%
UV
- - 1 3 4 2 1 -
Time 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00
Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night
Chance of precipitation
<5% <5% <5% <5% 10% <5% <5% <5%
8°
8°
9°
11°
12°
12°
11°
9°
6° 6° 7° 8° 10° 10° 8° 6°
S 8
W 8
SW 9
SW 10
SW 10
SW 10
WSW 10
WSW 10
12 13 15 18 19 19 18 16
G G G G G G VG G
Humidity
92% 92% 88% 80% 74% 76% 80% 87%
UV
- - 1 2 3 2 1 -

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Headline:

Rain tonight. Becoming brighter on Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud and rain will continue to spread north through this evening and overnight with heavy outbreaks at times. Winds also strengthening with coastal gales possible. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Rain and strong winds clearing Orkney on Monday morning, but lingering across Shetland for a time. Clear, bright spells for a time before further showers spread north later. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry and bright for much of Tuesday, but occasional rain and haar arrive later, continuing through Wednesday. Drier and brighter again on Thursday.

Updated:

UK long range weather forecast

During the first weekend, northern parts of the UK are likely to be predominantly dry, while areas of rain or showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, clear erratically from the south to usher in a spell of drier weather here too. There is likely to be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Through the following week, all areas are likely to see a mixture of periods of rain and drier interludes. Overall, northern, especially northwestern, parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest, while the more changeable conditions remain more likely in the south. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.

Updated:

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

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