Unst Airport (Shetland Islands) weather

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Showers on Saturday, mainly for Orkney. Drier, brighter for Shetland

This Evening and Tonight:

It will be mostly cloudy through the evening and overnight with showers or longer spells of rain, some heavy at times. Occasionally breezy for Orkney. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy start with showers or longer spells of rain mainly for Orkney, turning drier with bright spells developing later. Breezy at first for Orkney, easing later. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunday and Monday will be dry with sunny spells and variable cloud. Dry start on Tuesday with bright or sunny spells, rain and freshening winds spreading northeast later.

A changeable period is likely through the middle and latter part of next week with outbreaks of occasionally heavy rain focused across the north and especially west, some of which could spread to parts of the south and southeast at times. Some strong winds may accompany this, mainly around coasts in the north and west. Through next weekend and into the following week, high pressure will probably become more dominant with conditions turning more widely dry and settled. Temperatures are likely to be above normal for most parts, and across the southeast in particular it could be very warm or hot at times, especially next weekend.

High pressure is expected to lie close to the UK at the start of this period, bringing largely settled and dry conditions. Temperatures will likely be above normal, with the potential for hot conditions to develop, especially in the south. Into July, the influence of high pressure may weaken or shift more to the north or west of the UK, bringing an increasing chance of more unsettled weather and thunderstorms, especially in the south. Temperatures will probably ease back closer to normal too, although some warm and humid spells are still possible at times.