Lerwick (S. Screen) (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Mainly dry and bright, but patchy rain possible in Shetland.

Today:

Shetland will be rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain in the morning before becoming drier in the afternoon. Orkney mostly dry and cloudy or bright. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy and murky evening with some mist and patchy drizzle. Remaining rather cloudy through the rest of the night, but some clearer spells developing later. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Wednesday:

A mainly dry day with a good deal of cloud, but some brighter or sunnier spells possible at times, especially for Orkney. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Fairly cloudy with heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain on Thursday and Friday alongside risk of haar. Fresher on Saturday with a few showers.

Fairly changeable conditions at first with periods of rain and showers, and there could be some thundery outbreaks at times. There will likely be some drier and brighter spells though. Into July changeable conditions are likely to continue as Atlantic lows move in from the west, but with transient periods of high pressure. This will lead to spells of rain and cloud interspersed with more settled periods. Temperatures remain widely above average, and the far southeast may retain some of the hot temperatures at first, but likely cooler than the preceding few days.

High pressure patterns are looking slightly more likely than low pressure patterns during this period, meaning a greater chance of settled and drier than average conditions. There is still a chance of some changeable or more unsettled conditions developing at times, with a risk of some heavy and thundery showers. Temperatures are likely to be above normal, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times.