Fair Isle (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

The odd shower, becoming cloudy with rain. Strengthening wind.

Today:

The morning will begin with a few bright spells and the odd shower. Cloud will thicken during the morning with outbreaks of rain spreading east from midday. A southerly wind will strengthen during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

The cloud and rain will clear for a time from the late evening but further rain will spread east before the morning, this mostly over Orkney. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

The morning will begin cloudy with rain at times. This will soon clear to leave the odd bright spell which will be interspersed with the occasional shower. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Unsettled conditions continue from Sunday into Tuesday. Most days will see scattered showers and the occasional bright spell. These showers can merge into longer periods of rain at times.

After a settled start across much of England, it will be quickly turning unsettled across Scotland, Wales and then the rest of England through Wednesday and into Thursday, with cloud and rain bearing Atlantic systems heralding a trend back towards more changeable, or even unsettled conditions. There will be some short-lived transient settled periods too, perhaps bringing an increased risk of frost and fog for a day or two. Towards the end of the period, an increasing chance of more settled spells once again, although confidence is very low by this point. Initially starting cold across England and Wales for Wednesday, before temperatures rise across Scotland and then England and Wales as Atlantic weather systems arrive, and will more often be above average than below through much of the period.

There is an increased chance of settled spells at first, bringing more in the way of dry weather, light winds, and increased risk of overnight fog and frosts. This is associated with more frequent high pressure which will probably never be too far away to the north or east. Whilst spells of wind/rain still remain possible they may be less frequent than usual at first, but a steady increase in periods of unsettled weather across southern and/or western areas in particular seems likely as the period progresses. Above average temperatures are slightly more likely overall, but colder spells, especially at first and in the north, could still occur. One or more spells of snow cannot be ruled out, should weather systems arriving from the south, push north into colder air.