Wide Firth (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with some sunshine and light winds today.

Today:

Dry for most parts with plenty of sunshine. The odd light shower may affect Orkney in the afternoon. Light or moderate west or southwest winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

A bright evening then largely dry with clear spells overnight. Cloudier at times over Orkney with a few light showers. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Wednesday:

A mixture of sunny spells and a few showers, some of these could be on the heavy side. Light west or southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Bright with occasional showers on Thursday then windy with outbreaks of rain on Friday. Misty with some showery rain or drizzle on Saturday.

Following a fine couple of days in the run up to this period, away from the far northwest where more persistent rain is expected to develop, a transition to something more unsettled countrywide looks likely. Cloud and rain associated with an Atlantic frontal system and area of low pressure is likely to sweep south and east, with rain always most persistent on western hills whilst some eastern areas in shelter could see warm and humid brighter breaks. Likely turning cooler and more showery later in the weekend and into next week, followed by a changeable pattern with further areas of cloud and rain and brighter, more settled spells in-between. Temperatures are likely to be around average overall, with an increasing chance of warmth in the south as the period progresses.

Changeable conditions with a predominantly northwest to southeast split in temperature and rainfall, and the potential for further occasional episodes of hot weather and thundery outbreaks, are considered likely to gradually give way to something more settled and dry overall through the second half of July. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the south or southeast.