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Sunny spells and some heavy showers

Orkney & Shetland weather forecast

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Mostly dry tonight, rain Monday morning, then bright with showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

Bright end to the day with a few showers and still some showers over Shetland overnight but cloud will thicken from the south to bring heavy, showery rain to Orkney late in the night. Moderate south or southeasterly winds Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy and wet conditions soon spreading to Shetland but gradually moving away northwest with sunshine and showers following in the afternoon along with fresher south or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Further showers on Tuesday, perhaps merging to a longer spells of rain. Drier Wednesday but still a few showers and some rain overnight, clearing to sunshine and showers Thursday morning.

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UK long range weather forecast

Showers are likely in the north on Friday, some heavy and thundery, whilst it should remain drier further south. A ridge of high pressure should then bring a good deal of fine and at times sunny weather next weekend, before showery rain arrives in the west later on Sunday. Low pressure is likely to bring more unsettled and perhaps cool weather to the northwest of the UK through the following week, as further bands of rain push in from the Atlantic. Towards the south and southeast it will most likely stay drier, and warm at times, but there is the risk of some thundery showers spreading in from the south. There are signs that high pressure may become more dominant by late-June, bringing a chance of settled and warm weather.

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Although uncertain, the most likely weather for the start of July is for a continuation of the mostly dry and warm weather in the southeast of the UK, with generally light winds. However the risk of some thundery outbreaks remains. Windier and wetter weather is likely at times in the northwest but there will be drier spells here too. Temperatures will be near or slightly above the average for the time of year.

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