Stronsay Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Sunshine and a few showers.

Today:

A much brighter day with some sunny intervals. There will also be a few light passing showers. Fresh to strong southwesterly winds veering westerly later. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy in Shetland this evening and overnight, with scattered showers. Orkney will be drier, with clear spells and just the odd passing shower. Fresh to strong winds. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Monday:

A bright and breezy day with sunny intervals and a few passing light showers. Winds easing later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A breezy period with variable amounts of cloud and a few showery outbreaks of rain.

Something of a north to south split to start the period. Some rain or showers are likely in the north whilst it will be predominantly dry, sunny and hot in the south. The heat in the south will likely ease into next weekend but probably remain a little above average. Further into August high pressure will likely become more widely dominant leading to settled conditions for most. There are signs that low pressure systems or thundery interludes will interrupt this at times, but rainfall amounts will probably be variable, with some areas continuing to see relatively little. Temperatures are likely to remain above average, with a chance of a return of the hot conditions seen earlier in the period.

The broad theme of high pressure remaining in place at least close to the UK seems most probable, but with occasional more unsettled or changeable interludes. These interludes will either be the result of Atlantic frontal systems moving east or thundery plumes possibly drifting north from the continent. The broadly settled conditions mean that rainfall amounts overall are more likely to be below normal than above. Temperatures will probably be above average and some spells of hot weather and heatwaves are possible, especially in the south.