Stronsay Airfield weather

Headline:

Rather cloudy with some showers. Winds quite light.

Today:

A few scattered showers, these quite light through the morning, before clearing Orkney later in the afternoon and turning heavier, more frequent across Shetland. Winds generally light and variable, but a freshening southwesterly developing over Orkney towards evening. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

Orkney generally dry with clear skies with fresh southwest winds easing and backing overnight. Shetland keeping quite frequent showers and cloudy skies. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

Seasonally settled with most dry and enjoying plenty of weak winter sunshine and light and variable breezes. Still a few rogue light showers will cross the unfortunate few. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Tuesday rather cloudy with occasional showers. Showers dwindling as brighter spells prosper from the south during Wednesday. However areas of rain and strengthening winds returning for Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 15 Dec 2019

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Thursday, heaviest in the south and west, but moving north and eastwards. Also a risk of snow on the northern hills. In the west, windy with coastal gales. Likely frost overnight in the north, but elsewhere, temperatures generally around normal. Thereafter, it will turn milder and unsettled again as further bands of rain and strong winds edge in from the west. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions will probably last for the rest of the period. Most of the rain will probably be in the west with drier spells more likely in the east and southeast. Snow may occur at times in the north, mainly on high ground. There remains a chance of brief drier, colder interludes, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 15 Dec 2019

Confidence is low throughout this period. Changeable and sometimes windy conditions seem more likely through late December, with the wetter weather in the west and longer drier spells in the east. By the time we go into January, longer spells of more widely dry, quiet and bright weather are possible, especially for southern and central areas, with the northwest more likely to remain unsettled. Temperatures should be near to or somewhat above average overall, but with the usual day to day variations. However in quieter spells, it is likely to be colder generally, with an increased risk of frost and fog.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 15 Dec 2019