Eday Youth Hostel (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Largely dry during daytime with light winds.

Today:

Mainly dry during daytime with some sunny spells for Shetland but the odd light shower not to be ruled out. Best of the brighter spells for Orkney will be in the afternoon. Winds will be light Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

A dry and bright evening with light winds. Cloud will thicken across Orkney later, with rain arriving around midnight accompanied by freshening winds. Shetland will remain dry throughout. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Tuesday:

Cloudy and rather wet for Orkney, the rain heavy at times. Mainly dry and bright for Shetland, just the chance of a little light rain in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Northerly winds prevailing during this period bring rather cool conditions with variable cloud amounts and a few scattered showers.

This period is likely to start largely dry and settled across the UK, as a ridge of high pressure sets in. A few showers are likely in the far north and possibly the far southeast though. Conditions look like turning increasingly unsettled through next week, as low pressure gradually becomes dominant, squeezing the ridge off to the northeast and southwest. Most places are likely to see some rain or showers, which may be heavy with a risk of thunder at times. It may become breezy if not windy at times too. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little below normal overall, with some chilly nights at first, but brief warm, humid spells are possible at times, especially in the south.

As we move into the start of meteorological autumn, signals for the prevailing weather patterns affecting the UK are weak, thus something close to the climatological norm is most likely. This means a broad northwest-southeast split in conditions, with higher pressure becoming centred close to the south of the UK and lower pressure towards the north and northwest. The north and northwest will probably see the lion's share of the rain and any strong winds, whilst the south and southeast will probably see the driest and sunniest weather. Temperatures are likely to be above average overall. There is a chance that late season hot spells or heatwaves develop, especially in the south.