St. Margaret's Hope (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mild, windy and cloudy. Some rain, especially over Shetland.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be mostly cloudy and mainly dry, just the little light rain at times over Shetland. Another mild night with fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

A mainly dry and rather cloudy day. Still the odd patch of light rain over Shetland while Orkney will see clouds breaking to give some bright spells. Mild and breezy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Very little change taking place. Staying mild and rather cloudy with rain at times. Strong southwesterly winds, easing down over the weekend.

The early part of next week will see fairly quiet, and for most, dry weather with variable amounts of cloud and often light winds. The greatest chance of any rain is likely to be in the far northwest of the UK, and possibly as well in the far south. There is a small chance rain could become more widespread, and temperatures are expected to be around average. Later in the week, periods of much wetter and windier weather will most likely eventually become more prevalent, from northwest to southeast. Ahead of this a colder, more settled southeasterly wind may develop for a time. There is a small chance however, that alternatively winds could turn much more easterly, and colder, bring the risk of snow showers.

A dominant flow from the Atlantic looks likely through this period, resulting in 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.