Met Office: Orkney & Shetland: Severe weather warnings

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Orkney & Shetland: severe weather warnings

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Weather warnings overview

Map regions coloured show where severe weather warnings have been issued.

No warnings have been issued for Orkney & Shetland

The Met Office has responsibility for providing weather warnings for the UK.

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Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather

These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours.

Local areas affected	Warning type	Valid from	Valid to
No flash warnings have been issued for Orkney & Shetland

Early warnings of severe or extreme weather

These are issued when the Met Office has 60% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few days.

Risk of disruption	Warning	Valid from	Valid to
No early warnings have been issued for Orkney & Shetland

Advisory of severe or extreme weather

These advisories are issued by 1300 daily as routine, though they may be updated at other times if required. They indicate confidence of expected severe or extreme weather. Early warnings and Flash Warnings supersede advisories when confidence levels are 60% or greater.