Cunningsburgh (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Cold northerly winds but bright with a few showers.

Today:

A cold and bright day with some good spells of sunshine and a few brief showers. Fresh northerly winds, strong over Shetland backing northwesterly and easing. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

A drier evening over Shetland but some heavier showers reaching Orkney from mid evening, these moving up to Shetland overnight as Orkney turns clearer but windier. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Friday:

Bright or sunny intervals and occasional showers. These may becoming more frequent over Orkney later in the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Saturday bright and cold with sunshine and the odd shower, perhaps wintry over Shetland. Sunday mainly dry and sunny. Some rain overnight early Monday then drier, milder, windier.

The Uk will initially be between high pressure to the east, and low pressure to the west. In this situation bands of cloud and rain will attempt to push eastwards, and ahead of this its possible we could see some showery activity drawn northwards from the continent. However, from midweek onwards it looking likely that the low pressure to the west will become increasingly influential, with an increased chance of rain, showers and perhaps strong winds, especially in the west or northwest. With winds from a southerly direction at first, temperatures will likely trend above average, with some warm conditions possible at times, but perhaps returning closer to average later in the week as winds become turn more toward the west.

Potentially some wet and windy weather at first, especially in the northwest, but a trend towards more settled conditions is most favoured for late October as high pressure becomes increasingly dominant. This would bring the potential for frost and fog at night, and possibly large variations between daytime and overnight temperatures. Into early November, high pressure may become more centred to the northwest of the UK, resulting in a gradual trend towards more unsettled conditions.