Auskerry Sound (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy with showers and strong winds on Friday.

Today:

A mostly cloudy day with frequent showers, some heavy and merging into longer spells of rain, especially over Shetland. Drier and brighter spells for Orkney. Strong northerly winds, which may reach gale force in the morning. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy for Shetland with outbreaks of showery rain throughout. Mostly cloudy for Orkney with a few showers and some clearer intervals. Strong northerly winds easing overnight. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Saturday:

For Orkney, a largely dry day with sunny spells and just the odd shower possible. Cloudy for Shetland with outbreaks of rain continuing through the day. Moderate northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy on Sunday with rain spreading and clearing northeastwards. A few showers Monday but generally drier with sunny spells. Cloudy with rain Tuesday. Moderate winds becoming strong on Tuesday.

Changeable conditions look to dominate at first, with low pressure often close by. This means periods of rain or showers, some of which could be heavy and more focussed across northwestern areas. Drier interludes are also expected, most especially across southeastern UK. As this period progresses, high pressure is likely to begin to build from the south bringing more settled weather, although with occasional showers. Temperatures near-normal to begin, but tending to rise as the period progresses, perhaps becoming rather warm by the end of the period, especially in the south. Winds will be stronger during the first part of the period, generally from a southwesterly direction, before becoming lighter in line with the more settled conditions.

Whilst further rain and showers are possible at times, there is also likely to be spells of fine and dry weather. Patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate towards the end of May across southern areas with more unsettled spells of weather likely to be focused further north. Into June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers, but also some drier weather at times. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm weather possible at times.