Kirkwall Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with some rain, but Orkney brighter from late morning.

Today:

A mostly cloudy morning with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. Brighter conditions edge across Orkney from mid-morning with some sunny spells developing for the afternoon, but Shetland remains cloudy with further rain at times. Occasionally fresh southeasterly winds easing. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Some late sunny then clear spells across Orkney, but cloud and occasional light rain or drizzle across Shetland will edge back into Orkney towards dawn. Mainly light winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Wednesday:

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain and drizzle slowly dying out, some brighter spells across the far north of Shetland and southwest of Orkney in the afternoon. Freshening easterly breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Dry but cloudy start Thursday but becoming brighter. Dry with sunny spells Friday but strengthening southeasterly breeze. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with rain at times, winds turning southerly and easing.

Fairly changeable at first, with cloud and rain moving slowly east across the UK, probably easing and breaking into showers as it does so, with more settled conditions developing later in the weekend away from the far northwest. Into the following week, it will most probably be high pressure dominated, with large amounts of fine weather, and perhaps the odd heavy shower, especially in the south. Any more unsettled interludes liable to be brief and mainly affecting western or northwestern UK. However, there is a small chance of an alternative scenario coming off, with cloudier and wetter weather more extensive, especially across the south and west of the UK. Winds are most likely to be light, with temperatures probably at or slightly above normal.

The period begins with the two alternate scenarios continuing, most likely widely dry and settled, but a lower chance of more unsettled and wet conditions, especially in the south and west. Towards the middle of the month signals become weak and mixed, with more balanced chances of dry / settled and wetter / unsettled conditions. But compared to the start of this period, this represents an increased chance of more unsettled / wet conditions. There is however a strong signal for temperatures to be at or above average.