Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry and bright for Orkney. Cloudy Shetland, light showers later.

Today:

It will be mostly cloudy and rather cool over Shetland with a few light showers arriving from the north in the afternoon. Mainly dry and bright over Orkney. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Dry start with some clear spells for Orkney. Otherwise cloudy through the evening and overnight with a few light showers. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

A cooler day with some bright or sunny spells and variable cloud. Mostly dry but the odd light shower possible in the morning. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudier on Sunday with some showery outbreaks of rain. Variable cloud and bright spells Monday with chance of some showers. Becoming drier again Tuesday with variable cloud and sunny spells.

High pressure is likely to lie close to the UK at the start of this period. Most places will be dry with sunny spells and light winds, although there could be some overnight mist and fog. Into the first week of May, conditions will probably become more changeable with low pressure systems becoming more likely. This means an increasing chance of showers or longer spells of rain, with a risk of strong winds at times. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly above normal.

A generally more changeable or unsettled spell of weather compared to the previous couple of weeks. This comes about as Atlantic low pressure systems move towards the UK, increasing the chance of periods of heavy rain and perhaps strong winds at times. Towards the middle of the month, weather patterns become increasingly uncertain; however, the wettest and windiest conditions seem most likely to be in the northwest, with the drier and more settled conditions in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be near or a little above normal overall.