Finstown (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with some patchy rain. Windy in the morning.

Today:

It will be a cloudy day with occasional rain, but some drier spells of weather too. Strong southwesterly winds at first will ease by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy with chance of some light rain to start, but soon becoming dry and largely clear through the evening and overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Friday:

It will stay dry with good bright or sunny spells through Friday. Light winds through the day will freshen somewhat in the evening. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Dry with some bright spells Saturday morning, cloudier with some rain later, strong southwesterly winds across Shetland. Variable cloud and mainly dry Sunday and Monday with the odd shower.

The first part of this period will continue to see the UK located at the interface between high pressure across Europe and low pressure over the North Atlantic. As such, western areas will likely see spells of rain at times, along with stronger winds, whereas eastern parts should see more in the way of drier interludes, though even here, some rain is possible from time to time. Towards the middle of March, there is still a signal for unsettled conditions to become rather more widespread, with all parts seeing a higher chance of rain and stronger winds. Throughout, temperatures should overall pan out a little above average for most areas.

The start of this period could see unsettled condtions quite widely across the UK, with spells of rain and strong winds affecting many areas at times. Then, whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving by late March, with unsettled weather becoming more confined to parts of the south, as areas towards the north and northwest turn drier. Given this pattern, the chance of wintry hazards will increase compared to earlier in March. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, but there is an increasing chance of below average temperatures towards the end of March, though at present, there is no strong sign for any really cold weather to develop.