Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

A showery morning for Orkney, otherwise mainly dry, occasionally sunny.

Today:

A rather cloudy morning of showers for Orkney, with fresh westerly winds. Otherwise a mainly dry day with good sunny spells extending from Shetland to Orkney for the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Mainly dry with occasional late sunshine. Cloud increasing overnight to bring some scattered light showers before dawn. Northerly winds increasing fresh to strong. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Northerly winds bringing mainly cloudy skies and a few light showers, though most of these will be confined to Shetland. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday mainly dry with some limited brighter spells and light winds. Tuesday and Wednesday cloudy with occasional areas of rain crossing from the south.

The first few days of this period are likely to see something of a northwest-southeast split in the weather across the UK. Areas towards the north and west are most likely to often be cloudier, with spells of rain, some of which could be heavy and accompanied by breezy conditions. Further southeast, a greater chance of drier conditions, although given the potential for high temperatures and high humidity, there is the possibility of some thunderstorms breaking out as well. Towards late June, there is a signal for more widely settled conditions to develop with high pressure more likely to dominate, with temperatures probably remaining above average for most.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing largely settled and dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with the potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Further into July, the influence of high pressure may weaken or shift more to the north or west of the UK, bringing an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south. Temperatures will probably ease back closer to normal too, although some warm and humid spells remain possible at times.