Mid Yell (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Sunny spells this morning, cloud and rain this afternoon

Today:

A dry and bright morning with some good spells of sunshine around. However cloud thickens from the south for the afternoon with outbreaks of rain reaching Orkney in the early afternoon and Shetland later this afternoon. Occasionally fresh southeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Mostly cloudy evening with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain, although drier conditions reach Orkney towards midnight. Shetland remains cloudy with rain overnight, and rain returns to Orkney around dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Monday:

Cloudy with further outbreaks of rain, the rain across Shetland, especially northern parts, turning patchier for a time through the middle of the day. Winds turning northeasterly and strengthening. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Cloudy with occasionally heavy rain and strong to gale force northeasterly winds Tuesday. Brighter with scattered showers Wednesday and Thursday and turning colder as winds turn more northerly and ease.

The forecast period looks most likely to be mostly unsettled, with frequent bouts of wind and rain associated with areas of low pressure. There remains a threat of ex-Hurricane Kirk bringing very wet and windy conditions to some parts of the UK, especially the south, although the centre of this system looks most likely to track across northern France. Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to turn colder with showers from Wednesday, the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) then gradually working its way south by the end of the week. Perhaps turning a little more settled for some areas as we head into next weekend, although detail by this stage is very low confidence.

A continuation of low pressure systems tracking in from the Atlantic is the most likely scenario for the rest of October. This means wet and windy weather at times, especially across England and Wales, but with a suggestion that Scotland and Northern Ireland may be more likely to see longer breaks in the weather, and more in the way of drier spells. It is possible that these drier conditions could be seen more widely later in the month as higher pressure further north extends southwards for a time. This would also bring an increased chance of overnight fog and frost. Temperatures will tend to be close to average overall in the south, but probably below average in the north and northwest.