Fair Isle Airstrip (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Cold with frequent snow showers and strong winds.

This Evening and Tonight:

Further heavy snow or hail showers will continue through the evening and night, perhaps accompanied by the odd rumble of thunder. Some drifting accumulations in strong northerly winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Friday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, perhaps heavy and turning into more prolonged snowfall for a time. Strong north to northwest winds. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Very cold conditions with further snow and hail showers continuing, these heavy and perhaps persisting giving some drifting accumulations.

The recent spell of cold, northerly winds should begin to ease by the middle of next week, with snow showers in the north and east becoming lighter and less frequent. However, bands of rain seem likely to gradually move in off the Atlantic and, as these encounter the cold air entrenched over the UK, some further snowfall is possible, particularly in central and eastern areas, with rain more likely in the west. From next weekend, the outlook becomes more uncertain. Most likely is that conditions will be less cold than recently, but there still remains potential for further spells of snow, especially in northern and central areas. Further south and west, some milder interludes are possible, with the chance of some heavier rain and stronger winds at times.

The outlook through January is very uncertain, with no strong indication for any particular weather pattern to dominate. As such, conditions are most likely to be changeable. Spells of wet, windy and mild weather are possible at times, along with colder, drier interludes with overnight frost and fog. Snow and ice remain possible, especially in central and northern parts of the UK, but the chance of these is lower than earlier in the month.