Stromness Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry. Bright and sunny spells on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will remain largely dry through this evening and overnight with some late sunshine then clear spells. The odd light shower possible for Shetland. Light northerly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Saturday:

It will be a dry day with patchy cloud and sunny spells in the morning. Cloud clearing through the afternoon to give largely sunny skies. Light winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Mostly dry with sunny spells Sunday but turning cloudier into Monday with light rain. Cloudy and largely dry Tuesday. Winds becoming southerly and strengthening Monday and Tuesday.

Low pressure is expected to dominate this forecast period, with bands of rain and showers, perhaps slow moving at times which could bring some fairly wet days for some places. That being said there will be a good deal of dry weather in between showers and frontal bands of rain. Winds could be strong at times, especially around coasts as low pressure systems move through. As has been the case over the last few days, and normal for the time of year, confidence in details is lower than average. This is due to the activity in the tropical Atlantic, and how any systems move into mid-latitudes to help develop further low pressure systems which may affect the UK. Temperatures should be around average, still feeling pleasant enough during drier spells.

Most signs indicate low pressure will continue to dominate, and therefore unsettled or changeable weather looks more likely. This brings potential for periods of strong winds and spells of rain, but with spells of fair weather in between. Confidence through this period remains low. Temperatures are likely to be near to, or slightly above average overall.