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This week will see a change from the mostly dry, cloudy, chilly weather to increasing wind and rain for many and an upturn in temperatures, particularly in the…
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Forecast days
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Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Overcast changing to light rain by late morning. Sunrise: 08:01; Sunset: 17:33. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Thursday 22 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 8 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 5 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:04; Sunset: 17:30. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Friday 23 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 7 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime. Sunrise: 08:07; Sunset: 17:27. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Saturday 24 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to heavy rain in the afternoon. Sunrise: 08:09; Sunset: 17:24. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Sunday 25 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Clear changing to light showers by nighttime. Sunrise: 07:12; Sunset: 16:22. UV: Low; Pollution: Low; No pollen data.
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Monday 26 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 9 degrees Celsius. Light showers. Sunrise: 07:15; Sunset: 16:19. UV: Low;
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Tuesday 27 October. Maximum daytime temperature: 11 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 10 degrees Celsius. Cloudy. Sunrise: 07:17; Sunset: 16:16. UV: Low;
Seven day forecast for Unst Airport
Today (21 October 2020)
| Time | Now | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 20% | 20% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 60% | 20% | 60% | 80% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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9°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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8°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NE
26
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NE
26
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NE
28
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NE
28
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NE
29
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NE
30
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NE
30
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NE
29
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NE
29
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NE
29
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NE
30
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NE
29
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NE
28
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NE
28
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NE
28
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NE
26
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NE
26
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NNE
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 37 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Visibility | VG | E | VG | VG | E | VG | G | G | E | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 84% | 78% | 79% | 81% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 87% | 83% | 82% | 77% | 74% | 74% | 72% | 70% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thursday (22 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | 10% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% | <5% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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7°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 3° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
NNE
24
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NNE
25
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NNE
23
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NNE
23
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NNE
22
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NNE
23
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NNE
22
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NNE
21
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NNE
19
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N
20
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NNE
17
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NNE
18
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N
16
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N
16
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N
15
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N
12
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N
15
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N
12
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N
11
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NNW
10
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NNW
9
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N
8
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NNW
6
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NNW
5
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Humidity | 68% | 67% | 65% | 64% | 65% | 68% | 69% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 69% | 64% | 61% | 61% | 66% | 69% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 77% | 74% | 72% | 74% | 73% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Friday (23 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | <5% | <5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | 90% | 70% | 40% |
| Temperature (°C) |
5°
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5°
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6°
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8°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 4° | 4° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
5
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SSW
4
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SSE
7
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SSE
15
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SSE
22
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SSE
24
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21
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SW
16
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SW
16
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
| Visibility | E | E | E | VG | VG | M | M | M | G |
| Humidity | 72% | 72% | 70% | 67% | 69% | 81% | 84% | 85% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Saturday (24 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 04:00 | 07:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 16:00 | 19:00 | 22:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 90% | 90% | 60% |
| Temperature (°C) |
8°
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8°
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8°
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9°
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10°
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11°
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11°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 4° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 5° | 6° | 6° | 7° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WSW
16
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SW
14
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SSW
14
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S
21
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SSE
29
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SSE
32
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S
29
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S
25
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | G | M | G | G |
| Humidity | 81% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 79% | 86% | 87% | 86% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Sunday (25 October 2020)
| Time | 01:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 40% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 7° | 7° | 6° | 7° | 7° | 7° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSW
22
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SSW
17
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SSW
18
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S
20
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22
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22
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SSE
21
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SSE
21
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 30 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Visibility | G | G | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 85% | 84% | 82% | 81% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 83% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Monday (26 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Chance of precipitation | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| Temperature (°C) |
10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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9°
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9°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 7° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
SSE
21
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SE
21
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SE
21
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SE
21
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SSE
20
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SW
20
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SW
18
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SSW
17
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Visibility | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG | VG |
| Humidity | 84% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Tuesday (27 October 2020)
| Time | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
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| Weather symbol |
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| Chance of precipitation | 10% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Temperature (°C) |
9°
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9°
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9°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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10°
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| Feels like temperature (°C) | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° | 6° |
| Wind direction and speed (miles per hour) |
WNW
17
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S
18
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SSE
19
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SSE
21
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SSE
23
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SSE
25
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SSE
26
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SSE
26
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| Wind gust (miles per hour) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Visibility | VG | G | G | VG | VG | G | G | G |
| Humidity | 83% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 85% |
| UV | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
WARNING
Flood warnings
Flood warnings in force
for Scotland.
Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Cloudy with rain today, some drier interludes across Orkney.
Today:
Shetland cloudy with persistent rain for most of the day, strong northeasterly winds. Orkney mostly cloudy with rain at times, although some drier interludes in the afternoon. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 11 °C.
Tonight:
Rain gradually dying out this evening to leave the rest of the night mainly dry, just the odd shower. Fresh to strong northeasterly winds, moderating later. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
Thursday:
A mostly dry day with some bright or sunny intervals, perhaps a brief shower at first. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Rain on Friday morning clearing to afternoon showers. Rain and southeasterly gales on Saturday, clearing to showers and less windy weather later. Occasional showers on Sunday.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
Unsettled conditions are expected to dominate during the period, with most parts of the UK seeing plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain and showers. It will often be windy, with a risk of gales or even severe gales, especially in coastal areas. The wettest and windiest weather is likely to be found in the west and north-west of the country. However, some brief bright and dry spells are still likely at times in all parts of the UK, with the most settled conditions probably found across eastern and south-eastern areas. Overall, temperatures are generally looking to be close to normal for the time of year. Conditions may turn more settled close to the end of the period, particularly in the south.
Updated:
Confidence is currently low for this period but there is an increased chance of more settled weather during November, especially in the south of the UK. Showery and windier conditions may remain more prevalent in the north. Temperatures probably trending to normal overall, with overnight frost and fog becoming more likely in any settled spells.
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