Hoy Sound weather

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Mostly cloudy but mainly dry. Northwesterly breeze easing

Today:

Another mostly cloudy and mainly dry day, although a few spots of drizzle are possible, mainly over western coasts and hills. The best chance of any brighter spells is across eastern parts. Occasionally fresh northwesterly winds easing. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

It remains mostly cloudy with the odd spot of drizzle through the evening and overnight. However some clearer spells may develop over Orkney later in night. Mainly light westerly winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Friday:

Shetland continues to see a mostly cloudy day, although may become brighter through the afternoon. However Orkney see sunny spells developing as winds become more southerly. Risk of evening haar. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Any haar soon clears Saturday with warm sunshine developing, risk of showers later. Sunday and Monday look cooler again with showers or longer spells of rain as southwesterly winds strengthen.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019

By Monday, fresher and less warm weather will spread to all areas. The north of the UK will probably be rather wet and windy but southern parts are likely to be drier. Winds and rain will probably ease on Tuesday and Wednesday, apart from the far south, where it may become more breezy for at time. Most of the UK is likely to have some warm sunshine on those days, though it is not expected to be as warm as this week. Over the following days, the most likely scenario is for mainly dry, bright and warm weather to continue though there is no special signal for particularly hot temperatures. Early morning mist or short-lived wetter and windier weather are also likely at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019

Dry, bright and often warm weather is the most likely scenario for the first few days of this period, though some wind and rain is likely at times. This could well continue later into July, perhaps with some hot weather spreading from the continent at times. However, the situation is very uncertain by then. If blocked high pressure were to be displaced significantly to the west or the east of the UK, we could end up with some changeable weather with significant rainfall at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Thu 27 Jun 2019