Sumburgh Airport weather

Headline:

Sunshine and some heavy showers on Saturday.

Today:

Band of heavier showers will extend northwards during the day. Drier, brighter weather between showers with some sunshine. Mostly light southerly winds, freshening over Orkney later. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

A sunny end to the day for Shetland, but cloud and showers soon reaching Orkney will extend to Shetland after dusk on strengthening southerly winds. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Sunday:

Bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. The fresh to strong southerly winds will gradually ease. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

It will be a bright few days with a mixture of sunny spells and a few showers.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 17 Aug 2019

Thursday will see further spells of rain and perhaps stronger winds affecting northern parts of the UK, with the south more likely to remain largely dry with sunny spells. The end of the week and into the weekend is uncertain at this stage, but will probably see the unsettled weather continuing, mainly across the north and northwest, with drier and brighter conditions elsewhere. Temperatures will recover to near or above average by day. During the remainder of the month high pressure is likely to remain close by to the southwest bringing periods of settled and warmer conditions, especially across southern areas, with perhaps the chance of some thundery showers moving up from the near continent. The north and northwest may see further spels of wet and windy weather at times.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 17 Aug 2019

Confidence remains rather low during this period. However, there are signs that high pressure will increasingly dominate the weather across the UK. Southern areas are most likely to see the driest and sunniest weather at first, perhaps with some lingering wet and potentially windy conditions affecting the north. However, longer spells of dry and sunny weather may occasionally develop across all parts. Temperatures are generally likely to be warmer than average, although there is little indication of anything exceptional at this time.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 17 Aug 2019