Sumburgh Airport (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Bright spells and the odd shower today.

Today:

Mainly dry with some bright or sunny spells. A few showers, these mainly affecting Shetland. Light southeasterly winds freshening, across Orkney later in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Tonight:

Cloud and showery rain will extend northeast this evening. Drier weather will reach Orkney around midnight and Shetland later on. Strengthening southeasterly winds later in the night. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Friday:

A spell of rain will soon spread to Orkney, and then to Shetland by late morning. The afternoon will see drier weather and a few showers. Southeasterly gales. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Windy on Saturday with frequent showers, severe westerly gales at first. Cold, less windy on Sunday with showers at first, drier later. A few showers on Monday.

This looks like being and unsettled period across much of the country, but especially for northern and western parts. During Monday, another deep area of low pressure looks likely to move across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing wet and windy conditions to most if not all parts. Further spells of wet and windy weather look like moving east from the Atlantic to affect the UK during the rest of the period too, with drier, brighter spells in between. There is the potential for further weather warnings or even a named storm at some point. Temperatures overall are likely to end up being around or slightly above average, though wind and rain will make it feel chilly, and brief cool spells with some overnight frost are likely between weather systems.

Generally mild at first, with periods of rain, showers and strong winds alternating with short-lived brighter and cooler interludes. These may become increasingly confined to northern parts during this period though, with pressure possibly building across southern areas in particular. This would result in longer drier and more-settled spells here, albeit with an increased chance of overnight fog and frost and temperatures falling a little correspondingly.