Walls weather

Headline:

Patchy rain in Orkney. Drier and brighter across Shetland.

Today:

Shetland will be mainly dry and bright with some sunny breaks possible and light winds. Cloudy over Orkney with occasional rain and drizzle, the odd mist patch too. The west to northwest winds fresh at times over Orkney. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry and mostly cloudy with the best of any breaks across Shetland in the evening. However, a little drizzle and the odd mist or fog patch is possible. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

Bright spells and a scattering of showers, the showers most likely in Shetland. Winds mainly moderate from the northwest. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Sunday, although a bright start in Shetland. Cloudy with showers or longer outbreaks of rain on Monday, then bright with scattered showers on Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 24 May 2019

Tuesday will see sunny spells and showers for many areas, the showers initially in the north and east, then developing widely through the day. Some showers will be heavy with thunder possible, merging into longer spells of rain in places. The showers then easing from the north later. It will be breezy with a risk of coastal gales in the southwest and northeast. Temperatures will be cooler than average and feeling colder in the breeze. The changeable and rather cool weather is likely to continue through the following week. There will be showers or longer spells of rain at times, including the odd heavy or thundery shower. However, there will be some dry and bright spells too.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 24 May 2019

The general trend for this period is currently for a more settled picture across the UK. However, there remains the potential for further areas of low pressure to bring spells of rain or showers at times with some stronger winds. Confidence is low by mid June but the most likely scenario is that overall more settled weather is likely to prevail. Temperatures will start a little below normal, slowly trending to normal of warm.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 24 May 2019