Papa Westray Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

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Occasional rain today across Shetland, the odd shower for Orkney.

Today:

Shetland will be cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle, this generally dying through the afternoon. Cloudy across Orkney with the odd passing shower. Moderate west to northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy and generally dry this evening. Then the rest of the night will be largely dry although with a good deal of cloud at times. Light winds. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Wednesday:

A dry and often cloudy day, a few brighter spells developing at times. Light southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rain spreading northeast on Thursday morning, then becoming drier by afternoon. Dry for most of Friday but rain arriving in the evening. Breezy with a few showers on Friday.

A low pressure system passes to the northwest of the UK early in the period bringing wetter windier conditions to the northwest. Drier in the southeast at first before the wetter conditions move through the early part of the week. From there further low pressure systems are likely to the northwest of the UK at times, bringing wet and windy conditions to the northwest. Whilst some rain or showers are possible across the south and east, longer drier spells are more likely, under the influence of higher pressure. There is also the chance of some occasional very warm, perhaps locally hot weather, as brief bursts of hotter air encroach from the continent, but probably fairly short-lived and perhaps also accompanied by a few thunderstorms at times.

A continuation of changeable conditions is most likely for the first part of July. The wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. There are signs of more widely settled weather during the second half of July, however this signal is very tentative. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.