Eday Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry, occasionally bright morning. Turning more showery for afternoon.

Today:

Most staying dry through the morning with some brighter spells breaking through the extensive higher cloud and only a few isolated showers around. Showers building through the afternoon, perhaps merging to longer and heavier periods of rain towards early evening. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Showers or longer periods of rain, turning heavy at times, bringing risk of some hail and thunder. Probably turning drier across Orkney towards dawn, as strong westerly winds develop. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Wednesday:

Cloudy by day with occasional rain which turns heavier at times. Strong west winds veering northwest late in day, as rain clears to showers, bringing risk of some hail overnight. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Cold snap Thursday, early Friday, with blustery showers, wintry over hills, and strong northerly winds. Turning drier late Friday, then milder Saturday as winds back southwest, pushing rainbands across area.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 19 Oct 2021

A dry start to the period Saturday staying mainly dry and bright in parts of the south and east through the day, outbreaks of rain possible across the northwest at first, spreading eastward. Turning windier again with a chance of coastal gales in the west. Through the first half of the period it will settled, especially in the west. Initially cold, with chance of overnight rural frost, and showers wintry over highest ground. Temperatures trending upwards through the period. The rest of October will be dominated by weather arriving from the Atlantic. Often unsettled and windy, with outbreaks of rain. Wettest in the north and west. Briefer dry interludes. Driest conditions likely across south and southeastern areas. Winds lighter here, with risk of overnight fog at times.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 18 Oct 2021

The beginning of this period will likely remain unsettled with many systems arriving from the Atlantic. It will remain wet and windy with the wettest and windiest conditions in the north and west. Driest conditions across the south especially the southeast with lighter winds but the risk of overnight fog at times. From early to mid-November increasing chance of settled weather but confidence of this is very low. Temperatures are likely to be warmer than average for most. Perhaps some colder spells and an increasing chance of frost and fog towards the end of this period but confidence of this is very low.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 18 Oct 2021