Papa Stour Airstrip weather

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Outbreaks of rain on Saturday but Orkney becoming brighter later.

Today:

Cloudy and murky with low cloud, patchy fog and showery rain. Some heavy rain at times and perhaps thundery in the morning. Becoming brighter over Orkney late afternoon with perhaps some sunshine, but still a few showers. Winds easing. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Clear spells and the odd shower over Orkney, but cloud, murk and showery rain not clearing from Shetland until later in the night. Moderate west then southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Mainly dry with bright or sunny spells, though a rather cloudy start over Shetland. Cloud thickening through the afternoon with some heavy rain in evening over Orkney. Southwesterly winds freshening. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly cloudy with rain or drizzle at times through Monday and Tuesday, but winds easing and becoming rather warm. Some warm sunshine Wednesday but showers developing, with stronger southerly winds.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019

This period will tend to see a northwest to southeast split in the weather across the UK, with northwestern parts experiencing spells of rain, which could be heavy at times, as well as some periods of strong wind bringing a risk of coastal gales. By contrast, southern and southeastern parts of the UK should see much drier and warmer weather, which could be hot and rather humid at times, especially in the first half of the next week. Thunderstorms could develop as any hot, settled weather breaks down from the west. Beyond that, the forecast is more uncertain, but overall the northwest to southeast split will most probably continue. The south and southeast are likely to see some rain but it will be less frequent than in the northwest.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019

As we move into early August, the final month of the meteorological summer, confidence is low in the forecast with no one single weather pattern looking to dominate. As is often the case in summer, this could well mean plenty of fine, dry weather, interspersed with occasional rain or thundery outbreaks, leading to marked local variations in rainfall. Temperatures are likely to be above average, perhaps more especially in the south and west.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 20 Jul 2019