Shapinsay Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloudy with showers on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Orkney will have a dry evening and night with clear periods. Rather cloudy across Shetland with occasional rain, becoming drier later. Fresh southwesterly winds easing down. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Saturday:

A few brighter spells at first otherwise a rather cloudy day with a few showers, becoming drier later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A changeable westerly pattern brings scattered showers or some longer spells of rain at times during this period. Variable cloud with some sunshine at times but often windy.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales into next week, likely extending its influence into the northern UK with time. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for much of England and Wales, but there is a chance of thunderstorms at times. Scotland and Northern Ireland will see more cloud at first, with periods of rain at times. Through next week the high pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to most of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will be light to moderate for most, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures becoming widely warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the southeast, although not as hot nor humid as seen in the past week.

From mid July, high pressure is more likely than low pressure, probably bringing settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the end of July, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.