North Ronaldsay Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Bright start Friday then cloudier, some rain later, becoming windy.

This Evening and Tonight:

Clear spells and dry conditions will continue into this evening, with light winds and perhaps a touch of frost in places. Staying dry overnight though freshening southwesterly winds may bring more cloud into Shetland later. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

Friday:

A dry and quite bright morning with the best of any sunshine for Orkney. Then cloud thickening in afternoon, with rain following later. Strengthening southwest winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

A mix of scattered showers and bright spells on Saturday. Wet start Sunday then blustery showers later with severe westerly gales. Wintry showers early Monday, then dry and bright, cold..

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Thu 26 Jan 2023

Tuesday likely cloudy with rain in the north, especially the northwest, clearing to sunny spells and blustery showers. Initially mostly dry in the south with some sunshine, but likely becoming cloudier with some patchy rain later. Into the rest of the period, the main theme is of high pressure centred to the south, with low pressure systems passing to the north. This will result in frontal systems spreading from the northwest, bringing spells of wet and windy weather mainly to the north and northwest. However, the south is also likely to see some rain at times. In any colder interludes between frontal systems, we will likely see a mixture of sunshine and showers, perhaps wintry in the northeast. Temperatures generally varying between mild and cool, with a frost risk remaining.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Thu 26 Jan 2023

The general theme for this period is that the high pressure will remain centred to the south, but may reduce in influence, allowing the frontal systems from the north to push further south at times. This frontal activity and associated changeable weather is likely to bring rainfall, sometimes heavy, especially to the north and west, but also to the south at times. Overall rainfall amounts likely to be below average in the south and east, and near or a little above normal in the north and northwest for the time of year. Temperatures are likely to be at or slightly above average, although brief colder spells remain possible.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Thu 26 Jan 2023