Shapinsay Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright today.

Today:

The odd light shower across Shetland in the morning. Otherwise it will be a dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some sunny intervals. Brisk northwesterly winds across Shetland easing down. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Dry this evening with clear periods at first. Clouding over in the early hours with outbreaks of rain spreading northeast along with freshening southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Sunday:

Overnight rain soon clearing away then dry for most of the day. Rain, heavy at times will spread northeast by evening. Windy in the evening with southeasterly gales. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly dry and bright on Monday, breezy. Bright with a few passing showers on Tuesday. Chance of rain later on Wednesday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 23 Sep 2023

Changeable at first with a moist west to southwesterly wind and a mixture of showers, longer spells of rain, and drier interludes. This pattern could also be accompanied by periods of strong winds across western and northern areas, with often calmer weather further south and east. There is a small chance of more widespread settled conditions developing. As we then head through the first half of October, this most likely changeable pattern may gradually give way to more prolonged settled spells, with rain and strong winds more likely to become increasingly confined to the far northwest. Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average overall, but in more settled spells given the time of year there is scope for chilly nights and areas of early morning mist and fog.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 Sep 2023

A continuation of the gradually increasing chance of more prolonged settled spells until around mid-month, particularly in the the SE, at which point there are signs of a change of type. A north/south split looks increasingly probable with it being drier than average in the north and wetter than average in the south. Above average temperatures are more likely than below overall, though in any settled spells some chilly nights and morning fog patches will continue to occur.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 22 Sep 2023