St Catherine's Bay (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Cloud, breezy with rain, persistent at times.

Today:

The morning will begin dry for Shetland but outbreaks of rain over Orkney soon spread north. The rain will become persistent over Orkney in the morning and Shetland later in the afternoon. Windy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Rain will continue through the evening, persistent over Shetland. Persistent rain will clear Shetland from late evening becoming patchy for all towards morning. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy day with patchy and mostly light rain at times. The westerly breeze will become light and changeable over Shetland later. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudy with rain but mainly dry over Orkney Sunday. Early rain will soon clear Monday morning to leave Monday and Tuesday dry with sunny spells.

Likely a fairly cool start to the period with a few showers still to clear from the east, but for most it should become fine and dry, although some chilly mornings are possible. Through the rest of the week any rain will tend to focus on the north or northwest of the country, with the south becoming predominantly dry. Temperatures are likely to remain close to, perhaps a little below average initially. However through the second half of the week and especially the following weekend there are signs that temperatures will begin to trend up, becoming warm or very warm once again, especially across southern parts of the UK, but perhaps more widely as we head toward the middle of July.

Changeable conditions with a predominantly northwest to southeast split in temperature and rainfall, and the potential for further occasional episodes of hot weather and thundery outbreaks, are considered likely to gradually give way to something more settled and dry overall through the second half of July. Temperatures are likely to be above average, with the greatest chance of very warm or hot spells in the south or southeast.