Hoy Sound weather

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Cloudy with rain or drizzle, but drier later Sunday

This Evening and Tonight:

Continuing cloudy through the evening and overnight with further outbreaks of rain. Some heavy rain at times, especially over Orkney. Southwesterly winds turning east or southeasterly but becoming mostly light Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Sunday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the morning, but rain will become patchier through the afternoon with perhaps some brighter spells developing, especially across Orkney. Winds becoming southerly and freshening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly dry and bright with clear or sunny spells but feeling cool in the strengthening south or southeasterly winds, but becoming cloudier through Wednesday, with perhaps some rain in evening.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Apr 2019

Showers with thunderstorms will clear northwards on Thursday. However, further showers will continue in the southwest, spreading across many areas through the day, again with the risk of hail and thunder. Thereafter, for the remainder of April there is lower confidence in the forecast, but the weather will perhaps be more unsettled and generally less warm. There will be a chance of showers or longer spells of rain and some periods of stronger winds, especially in the west and southwest. However, some drier, brighter and warmer interludes are still likely at times, these most probable across southern and southeastern parts. Overall into early May, temperatures will most likely be near normal in the west, and warmer than average in the south and southeast.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Apr 2019

Early May is likely to begin with unsettled conditions dominating, however, a shift towards more settled conditions is probable. Whilst some rain is possible at times, a good deal of fine and dry weather is most likely, with temperatures above the seasonal average. Any warmer conditions are most likely in the south and southeast.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Apr 2019