Hoy Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunny periods for Orkney but cloudier for Shetland.

Today:

A dry day with mostly light winds. Areas of cloud are likely to linger over Shetland, while Orkney will see the best of the sunny periods. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a widely settled night with light winds. Shetland will be rather cloudy throughout. Some clear spells likely at first for Orkney before turning cloudier later. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Thursday:

Another settled day with light winds. Remaining rather cloudy for Shetland while Orkney will have more in the way of sunnier spells. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

High pressure will continue to bring settled and largely dry conditions with variable amounts of cloud. Light winds at first but breezier on Saturday.

High pressure is likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period and through to the end of the year. This means that weather conditions will be largely settled and for many places it will remain dry. It may often be rather cloudy, but any rainfall that does develop is expected to be light with overall accumulations small. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures close to or slightly below normal. Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK. However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north.

High pressure will probably lie close to the UK through much of this period and bring a large amount of dry and settled weather, especially in the south, with rainfall most likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal. Toward the end of this period there is potential for more changeable or unsettled conditions to develop more widely.