North Ronaldsay Airfield (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers.

Today:

Mainly dry and cloudy across Shetland with just the odd shower. A few bright spells and showers across Orkney, showers may become heavy later this afternoon. Strong southeasterly winds easing by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight:

Rather cloudy this evening with showers, possibly heavy at first across Orkney. Then becoming drier in the early hours with a few cloud breaks. Light winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Thursday:

Dry in the morning. Thickening cloud and some outbreaks of light rain will spread north in the afternoon, turning drier later. Further rain spreading north towards Orkney by midnight. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Overnight rain clearing away in the morning then dry with some hazy sunshine, haar at first across Shetland, a few showers possible in the evening. Mainly dry over the weekend.

Warm and dry for most on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. Through the following week, high pressure is expected to remain in place for much of the UK, meaning fine weather likely to continue for most places. Some patchy rain may affect the far north at times and perhaps a few showers in the far south. Temperatures are expected to be above normal, feeling very warm at times with light winds.

High pressure is likely to bring fair weather for most at first. Rain and showers are still possible at times, mainly across Northern Ireland and Scotland. As we head towards mid-June, more mixed conditions are likely with spells of rain and showers. Drier weather is expected between any bouts of wetter weather. These drier interludes will tend to last longer across the south and east of England. Temperatures are most likely to be near or slightly above average overall, with some warm or very warm weather possible.