Brae (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry with bright or sunny spells.

Today:

Bright or sunny spells and variable cloud throughout the day. Mostly dry but the odd light shower possible. Southwest winds will freshen in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Dry with some hazy sunshine in the evening. Cloudy with showery rain for Shetland overnight. Staying dry but largely cloudy for Orkney. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Saturday:

Cloudy throughout the day for Shetland with showery outbreaks of rain. Largely cloudy and mostly dry for Orkney with the chance of the odd shower. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

A changeable westerly pattern brings scattered showers or some longer spells of rain at times during this period. Variable cloud with some sunshine at times but often windy.

High pressure will dominate across England and Wales into next week, likely extending its influence into the northern UK with time. This will bring dry and warm conditions with plenty of sunshine for most. Scotland and Northern Ireland will probably see more cloud at first, with periods of rain at times. Through next week though the high pressure may extend northwards to bring periods of drier and warmer weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will be light to moderate for most, though stronger around northern hills and coasts near low pressure systems. Temperatures becoming widely warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the southeast, although not as hot nor humid as seen in the past week.

From mid July, high pressure is more likely than low pressure, bringing a greater chance of settled and drier conditions. Occasionally this dry and warm weather could be interrupted by outbreaks of rain and stronger winds, which will be more probable in the north or west. As is typical for the time of year, there is a risk of heavy, thundery showers during any warm spells. These conditions are likely to persist through to the end of July, with unsettled interruptions perhaps becoming more common, but confidence at this range is low. In any case, temperatures are likely to be above average overall, with a greater than normal chance of hot conditions developing at times, especially in the south.