Scatsta (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Outbreaks morning rain Shetland otherwise dry and sunny Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

A cloudy evening with showery outbreaks of rain. Turning drier later in the night for Orkney with some clearer spells possible. Southerly winds becoming strong through the evening. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Thursday:

Rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Shetland to start, clearing to bright spells and showers in the afternoon. Mainly dry with sunny spells for Orkney. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Remaining changeable on Friday with a risk of rain. Otherwise turning generally drier and brighter with the odd shower at times for the weekend.

Throughout this period, the UK will see a battle between Atlantic weather systems attempting to arrive from the west while high pressure and colder conditions attempt to exert some influence from the east. Initially, milder Atlantic air is expected to dominate. This should maintain changeable conditions with showers or longer spells of rain for most. The wettest weather in western parts of the country, drier in the east. Temperatures overall likely to be around average. Later in the period, there is an increased chance that conditions will turn colder. This aspect of the forecast is still somewhat uncertain but the potential transition to colder weather also increases the chance of snow across parts of the country.

Initially, slowly evolving weather patterns are most likely in the vicinity of the UK, with low pressure typically to the west or southwest and high pressure to the northeast. This configuration brings an increased chance of cold conditions affecting parts of the UK, and the associated risk of wintry hazards at times. Deeper into February, and whilst confidence is naturally low, there may be a transition to more widely unsettled conditions and perhaps a corresponding recovery in temperature back closer to average.