Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with rain in the morning Thursday, drier spells later.

Today:

A cloudy day with rain and drizzle, which may be heavy at times, spreading northeastwards through the morning. Rain clearing Orkney early afternoon with some bright spells. Outbreaks of rain continuing over Shetland. Breezy southeasterly winds turning westerly. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Rain clearing northeastwards away from Shetland. This leaves a mostly dry and cloudy night for all with the odd shower possible. Breezy westerly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Friday:

Sunny spells with the odd shower possible throughout the day. Cloudier across Shetland with longer sunny spells developing for Orkney later in the day. Breezy northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Remaining unsettled with sunny spells at times but showers also which may be heavy and merge to longer spells of rain at times. Strong winds Saturday and Sunday, easing Monday.

Dry for many on Monday with spells of sunshine. A few showers are likely in places, especially the far north. An unsettled period is then likely through the rest of week as areas of low pressure move in from the Atlantic across the UK. These will bring showers or longer spells of rain to most areas, these heavy at times, perhaps accompanied by strong winds along some coasts. Over the following weekend and into the middle of June, dry weather will probably begin to become more dominant in the south, whereas the north is more likely to remain more unsettled. Temperatures are likely to be close to or slightly below normal at first, perhaps rising above normal later.

Changeable weather across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods. The wettest conditions are likely to be in the northwest, with the driest weather in the south and southeast. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above normal, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south.