St Ninians Isle (Beach) weather

Headline:

Rain at first, becoming dry with sunny spells for Orkney.

Today:

Rain soon clearing Orkney then mainly dry with some bright or sunny periods, feeling warm in the sunshine. Shetland seeing morning rain with some haar at times, then drier but cloudy in the afternoon. Breezy over Shetland. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Tonight:

Dry at first but outbreaks of rain will move northeast into Orkney in the evening then into Shetland after midnight. Low cloud and haar at times, mainly over Shetland. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Tuesday:

After a damp and cloudy start, Orkney becoming dry and bright with warm afternoon sunshine. Shetland remaining cloudy and misty with occasional rain or drizzle. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Very warm on Wednesday and Thursday with bright spells but also a few thundery showers possible and some haar at times. Sunny spells and scattered showers on Friday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 Jul 2019

Overnight rain and thunderstorms will clear eastwards on Friday, to sunny spells and occasional showers. The showers will mainly be in the west, with a low risk of thunderstorms, and they will introduce fresher conditions. It will be breezy in the north, with further cloud and rain from the southwest later. Into the weekend, confidence falls low, but fresher conditions will be the most probable. A northwest to southeast split will be the most likely scenario. The northwest is likely to see further spells of rain and strong winds at times, with temperatures near or a little below average. The south and southeast are likely to see drier weather, and here it could still be warm into the start of August.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 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. It is most likely that low pressure to the north and northwest of the UK will give further rise to showers or longer spells of rain in the northwest, with the better chance of drier weather in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be above average, perhaps mostly in western and southern areas. However, confidence falls as we head through August.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 22 Jul 2019