Kirkwall Airport (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Windy with rain on Monday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloudy with some patchy light rain for Shetland at first, soon clearing. Otherwise dry with clear spells developing through the evening and overnight. Rain will spread from the west towards dawn across Shetland. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

A dry start across Orkney, otherwise it will be an overcast day with persistent rain. Rain turning lighter later in the afternoon and evening. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Rain clearing early Tuesday, then dry and bright. Bright spells Wednesday morning, rain spreading east later. Showers on Thursday with fresh southwest winds.

The end of March will be characterised by changeable weather patterns. This will see a mixture of showers or longer spells of rain, these mainly in the north and northwest, interspersed with some dry and bright periods, especially in the south. Temperatures will mostly be near normal for the time of year. Into early April a good deal of settled weather is likely across the UK as a whole, with many areas dry under clear or sunny spells with light winds. Some periods of unsettled weather could develop at times, bringing outbreaks of rain and strong winds. Temperatures will likely be close to normal overall, though cold are possible where clear skies coincide with light winds.

Slow-moving (or blocked) weather patterns are most probable through the middle of April. Areas of low and high pressure will lie in the vicinity of the UK and depending on their location this can result in either dry conditions or wetter episodes with rain or showers. Temperatures will vary, with some large day-to-day swings possible, but overall are likely to be near average.