Orkney & Shetland weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy Monday. Rain at times. Milder and quite windy.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain, mostly affecting Shetland with drier weather across Orkney. A milder night with a fresh or strong southwest wind. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday:

Dry at first Orkney otherwise cloudy with rain at times, then drier weather returning to the Isles towards evening. Mild with a fresh or strong southwest wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Windy but mild conditions continue throughout the week. Outbreaks of rain are expected most days with drier periods at times over Orkney. Staying quite windy.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Sun 12 Jan 2025

High pressure will lie close to the southeast of the UK initially, with generally settled conditions across many parts. Cloud amounts will be variable, with some frost and fog in the south and east, this slow to clear, but some rain in the far northwest. A weakening frontal system looks like it will edge east across the UK over the weekend, before high pressure briefly builds back in from the west in its wake. Low pressure then seems likely to increasingly influence the UK weather later in the period, with some rain and windier conditions affecting most if not all parts. Temperatures are likely to be generally a little above average, especially in the north, though more frost and fog patches are likely under clearer skies and lighter winds.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Sun 12 Jan 2025

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely to produce an unsettled, milder and windier than average period. This is likely to result in areas of rain and periods of stronger winds affecting most if not all parts of the UK at times, though with the wettest and windiest weather probably occurring towards the north and west. However, the potential for brief colder spells with associated frost, ice and snow remains, following any deep lows crossing the region.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Sun 12 Jan 2025