Tingwall (Lerwick) Airport (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with sunny spells.

Today:

The day will stay dry with sunny spells, the best of these over Orkney with a bit more by way of cloud over Shetland. A moderate southeast wind. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Tonight:

It will stay dry through the evening but with a freshening southeast wind. Staying dry for Shetland overnight, but clouding over with the odd spot of rain possible for Orkney. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Wednesday:

Mostly dry to start but cloud and rain will soon push north through the morning. Staying cloudy with outbreaks of rain and strong southeast winds throughout the day. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Bright spells and scattered showers during Thursday. A dry start Friday with rain pushing northeast later. Showers or longer spells of rain on Saturday.

A few showers around at the start of the period, mainly affecting the northwest where it will also be windy for a time. For many though the weekend should be fine and dry with spells of warm sunshine, but still some chilly nights. Into the following week fronts associated with another Atlantic low will try to push into the UK, but may struggle to make inroads against an area of high pressure to the northeast. So the greater chance of some rain is for western areas, while northern and eastern areas may well see plenty of dry weather. Temperatures likely remaining above average.

The dominant pattern during this period is most likely to be high pressure (or higher than average pressure) to the north and lower pressure to the south. This will probably lead to drier and more settled than normal weather in the north or northwest of the UK, with the south and possibly east more unsettled and wetter than normal. Temperatures will probably be close to or slightly above average overall.