Finstown (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Sleety showers overnight then mainly dry and bright on Sunday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain to start the evening. Clear spells and a few showers overnight, some falling as sleet or hail. A cold night with fresh to strong northerly winds. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Sunday:

Chance of a few rain or sleet showers in the morning. Otherwise it will be a dry, cold and bright day. Fresh northerly winds easing. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly dry on Monday, chance of a little rain for a time. Dry with some brightness on Tuesday before rain spreads north on Wednesday. Becoming milder.

Through the second half of next week conditions will be very unsettled with rain affecting most regions at times. The heaviest rain is likely to be in the west or southwest to begin with, but later in the week, the focus probably shifting to central and eastern areas. Following the rain, a drier and brighter interlude is probable, before conditions turn unsettled once again by next weekend. However, most of the rain, showers and strong winds are likely to be in the northwest with southeastern areas often dry and bright. Temperatures will be above average and probably feeling warm in the brighter spells. Later in October, there is a chance of more settled conditions developing, but with temperatures falling closer to average and some overnight frost and fog.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions, particularly across southern regions.