Foula Airstrip weather

Headline:

Bright but rather cloudy. Showers possible.

Today:

A few sunny spells especially across northwest Shetland and west coast of Orkney, where becoming warm. Elsewhere mist and low cloud, coastal haar and perhaps a few spots of drizzle. The mist and haar may clear Orkney around late afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Tonight:

Mist and haar clearing for a few hours this evening before returning to western coasts overnight. Moderate south or southwest winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Monday:

Low cloud, mist and haar is likely to affect most of the Northern Isles through much of the day, perhaps clearing Orkney in the evening. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Mainly dry with some warm and sunny spells at times, but rain or showers likely on Tuesday. Becoming breezy later on Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019

Once showers have cleared from the east coast on Thursday morning, a split in the weather across the UK is likely, with dry and sunny conditions prevailing across southeastern areas, though with lower temperatures than of late. In the northwest, though, conditions will be cloudier showers or longer periods of rain. The wind may be strong at times too, with temperatures here closer to average. Over next weekend, and the following week, it will probably be fairly unsettled nationwide. The heavier rain is most likely in the northwest, with southeastern parts receiving the longest dry and sunny spells. There is a risk of thundery showers breaking out across the southeast at times. Temperatures will vary around normal, with a possibility of futher warm spells.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019

There are signals that changes in the weather patterns across the UK will become slow during this spell. At present it is considered that the predominate weather type will be unsettled conditions, leading to an increase in the chance for above average rainfall through September. However, more settled conditions are likely at times, especially around the middle of September, with temperatures likely to be near to or slightly above normal for the time of year.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 25 Aug 2019