Wide Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

A bright day on Wednesday with sunny spells.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be mainly dry with sunny or clear periods overnight. There will also be a few light passing showers. Moderate to fresh westerly winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday:

A bright day with sunny spells. It will be dry most of the time with just a few light showers, passing by quickly. Brisk westerly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

High pressure will bring a mainly dry few days with sunny spells. There may be a few showers later Friday and on Saturday. Becoming warm.

Initially hot across eastern Britain in particular, with many areas dry although a few showers will be possible in places, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are likely to lower somewhat into next week, but still remaining very warm across parts of the east and southeast. There will also be an increasing chance of some showers or thunderstorms in southern and western areas, and perhaps some longer spells of rain in the far north. Later in the week and into the following weekend, higher pressure may become more influential, especially across central and southern areas where longer spells of dry and warm weather are most likely, whilst it remains cooler and generally more changeable farther to the northwest.

Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through the first half of July, with the wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest, with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.