The Deeps (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy, showers in the morning, drier in the afternoon.

Today:

A generally cloudy day. Outbreaks of mainly light rain or showers in the morning. Mostly dry in the afternoon, but a few light showers possible across Orkney. Moderate east or southeast winds, strengthening across Orkney later. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

A mainly dry evening and night with some clear spells, particularly across Shetland. A few scattered showers mainly over Orkney. Strong easterly winds across Orkney, moderate across Shetland. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Monday:

A largely dry, bright day with sunny spells and just a few isolated light showers. Easterly winds falling light. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Largely dry and cloudy with mostly light winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds strengthening Wednesday night with rain, clearing to blustery showers on Thursday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sun 10 Dec 2023

Potential for a band of rain across the UK before becoming more settled later in the week as high pressure builds over southern areas, though remaining in a more wet and windy regime as fronts occasionally push into northern areas. As such, the wettest weather likely across western high ground, mainly in Scotland and occasionally parts of Northern Ireland and northwest England. Settled conditions in the south with average temperatures and cloudy at times with patchy light rain near coasts and over hills. Clearer spells favouring the southeast but these also allowing potential for fog or frost overnight. The following week sees potential for high pressure to decline allowing a return to unsettled conditions and typically average temperatures, favouring the northwest for wettest and windiest conditions.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sat 9 Dec 2023

More likely to be unsettled compared to the preceding settled spell with bands of rain crossing the UK with brighter conditions and showers in between. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the west and northwest. The chance of a colder spell of weather, with hazards such as snow and ice, does increase later in December and into the New Year period. However, conditions are more likely to remain generally mild and wet.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sat 9 Dec 2023