Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with long sunny spells, some patchy cloud.

Today:

A dry day with some lengthy sunny periods, especially for Orkney. Turning cloudier across the north and east of Shetland before this spreads into parts of Orkney later this afternoon. Moderate northerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Some late sunny spells interspersed with patches of low cloud this evening. The rest of the night will be dry, but turning widely cloudier from the north through the night. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Sunday:

Dry but with a good deal of cloud in the morning. Decent sunny spells developing through the day, but the north and east of Shetland perhaps remaining rather cloudy. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Remaining settled and largely dry. Areas of cloud will tend to break up at times during the day to give some sunnier spells. Gentle to moderate northerly breeze.

A generally dry and fine end to the working week with light winds and warm sunshine continuing across the United Kingdom. A few showers are possible, but the majority of places will be dry. Temperatures during this time are likely to continue to be above normal for the time of year. Into the bank holiday weekend and following week, a change in weather type is expected. More unsettled conditions are likely to develop, with weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This will bring spells of rain to many areas, perhaps heavy at times, with a risk of strong winds in places. Drier and brighter intervals are likely between systems. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above.

Changeable weather conditions are expected as we head into June. Spells of wet weather with showers or longer spells of rain are likely to be interspersed with drier, sunnier periods. Overall, it will likely be wetter in the west and drier in the east. Temperatures will probably average out around normal, although some very warm or even hot spells are still possible, as normal for the time of year.