Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy on Sunday with showers dying out later.

Today:

Cloudy with heavy showers clearing Orkney in the morning, some brief sunny intervals before cloud and light rain arrives. Shetland rather cloudy and showery until mid afternoon, briefly brighter, but misty, drizzly later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Some early light showers and mist then clearing up for a time later this evening and tonight, then cloudy with some mist and drizzle later in night. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Monday:

A damp drizzly start with some mist then brightening up with some sunny intervals, mainly for Orkney in the afternoon. Moderate to fresh southwesterlies. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Tuesday windy with gales, some light rain, turning sunnier later. Wednesday and Thursday will be bright and dry with some sunny spells and lighter winds.

Most parts of the UK are expected to be fine and dry at the start of this period, then a broad northwest to southeast split is likely to develop in late June. The wettest and windiest conditions are expected to be in the northwest, with spells of rain at times which may be heavy in places. It will likely be very warm or perhaps hot at first in the north, temperatures quickly becoming near normal or slightly above. More settled in the southeast with conditions drier overall, although some rain will probably spread from the west or northwest at times. There is also the risk that isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms could develop at times. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, perhaps with some hot spells in the southeast.

A broad northwest to southeast split is likely during this period. The wettest and windiest conditions are expected to be in the northwest, with a risk of some heavy rain at times. More settled in the southeast with conditions drier overall, although some rain may spread across at times and there is a risk of isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms as well. Temperatures are expected to be near to or above normal, perhaps with some hot spells in the southeast.