Lerwick (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with variable cloud and sunny spells on Friday.

Today:

A dry day and mostly cloudy over Shetland in the morning with a few sunny intervals. Patchy cloud and longer sunny spells for Orkney. Mostly sunny for Orkney this afternoon with cloud clearing Shetland and sunshine developing. Moderate northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a dry night with late sunshine and clear skies overnight for most, however some patchy cloud in the east of Orkney at times. Moderate northerly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday:

A dry day across Orkney and Shetland with clear skies and prolonged sunshine. Cloud may spread into the east of Shetland later. Moderate northerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Turning cloudier Sunday and remaining mostly cloudy for Monday and Tuesday with occasional mist and fog patches and just a few clear intervals. Moderate northerly to northeasterly winds, strong Sunday.

Most of the UK will be fine with sunny spells during the first part of this period. A few showers are possible in the south at first but otherwise the majority of places will be dry. Temperatures are likely to be above normal for the time of year. Into the bank holiday weekend and following week, a change in weather type is expected. More unsettled conditions are likely to develop, with weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This will bring spells of rain to many areas, perhaps heavy at times, with a risk of strong winds in places. Some drier and brighter intervals are likely between systems. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above.

Changeable weather conditions are expected during the end of May and into the first half of June. Spells of wet weather with showers or longer spells of rain are likely to be interspersed with drier, sunnier periods. Overall, it will likely be wettest in the west and driest in the east. Temperatures will probably average out around normal, although some very warm or hot spells are possible.