Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry, sunny start Thursday, but clouding over through the day.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry and clear this evening. The rest of the night will be dry with prolonged clear periods. Chance of the odd fog patch across Orkney. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Thursday:

Shetland dry and bright to start, but soon becoming cloudy with a little drizzle. Orkney will be dry and bright much of the day but likely to cloud over later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A cloudy few days to come with a little drizzle at times. Winds remaining light.

Showers with the potential for some longer spells of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery at times, will affect parts of England and Wales at first, especially in the south but tending to ease away to the southeast by the end of Tuesday. Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing, albeit with low cloud and drizzle along North Sea coasts in particular; away from here, most places will experience above average temperatures during this period. A short-lived quieter spell of weather is possible then possible, before a transition to a more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain in many areas, but perhaps interspersed with occasional drier and brighter interludes.

Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather. Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.