Shapinsay Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Showers and gales initially today, but conditions will gradually improve.

Today:

Occasional showers at first brought of strong to gale northwesterly winds. Gradually winds easing and showers thinning from mid-morning, with bright and sunny spells expected on a largely dry afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Rainband reaching from west during evening, before clearing to blustery showers overnight, these occasionally heavy with risk of hail and thunder. West to southwest winds occasionally gale force by dawn. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Tuesday:

Very windy with frequent and blustery showers, these heavy at times bringing hail and thunder. Gale to severe gale westerly winds may touch storm force overnight. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Wednesday starts showery, very windy with risk storms. Turning largely dry and bright by afternoon. Thursday and Friday occasionally windy with rain or showers.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Mon 30 Jan 2023

On Friday, cloud with patchy rain and drizzle are expected in the far north. However, dry, bright, and breezy conditions with sunny spells are likely for most. For the rest of the period, unsettled weather conditions are expected in the north whilst settled conditions are more likely in the south. As a result, showers and longer spells of rain with strong winds are likely in the north and particularly in northwestern parts of the UK. Drier conditions with light winds are expected across the southern areas, with overnight and morning fog patches possible at times. Temperatures overall will be near normal or above normal for most throughout the period, but overnight frost is likely in the south.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 29 Jan 2023

While uncertain, a continuation of the regional divide between the north and south is expected as the broad theme for this period. Unsettled conditions are more likely to dominate in the north while the south remains settled and drier. A spell of more widely spread wet and windy weather is likely to persist for several days across all areas, although wettest conditions will focus in the west. Temperatures are most likely to remain around average or above.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 29 Jan 2023