Foula (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry and bright, then windy with showers, becoming wintry later

Today:

Mostly dry with some bright spells to start, but showers becoming more frequent through the day, turning increasingly wintry over Shetland through the afternoon. Strong northerly winds developing. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered showers will continue to feed in through the evening and overnight, these will be wintry to quite low levels. Strong northerly winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

Monday:

Feeling a touch colder than Sunday as scattered showers continue through the day, wintry over modest high ground. Strong northerly winds at first will slowly ease. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A cold few days with quite frequent wintry showers. Strong chilly northerly winds will gradually ease through Thursday.

A widespread and in places sharp frost to begin Friday. Then a transition during the day to less cold and more generally unsettled conditions as Atlantic weather fronts make inroads into the UK. These will bring spells of rain potentially quite widely, though the wettest conditions through the latter part of November may occur across more southern areas. There is also the potential for some windy weather to develop at times, again this perhaps more likely further to the south. Compared to the preceding few days, a reduced likelihood of snowfall, though some upland snow remains possible in the north. Temperatures probably returning closer to average, generally speaking, for late November, and perhaps becoming mild at times in the south.

Whilst there is a lot of uncertainty as to the flavour of weather affecting the UK into December, there is a greater chance than normal of slower evolving weather patterns. This could bring rain or showers with hill snow also a possibility, mainly in the north. However, there are also likely to be periods of high pressure at times, bringing more in the way of dry weather, which would increase the chance of overnight fog and frost. Overall, temperatures close to average are most likely, but some colder spells are also possible, especially should any prolonged settled spells develop.