Unst Airport (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with bright or sunny spells on Saturday.

Today:

It will remain dry with some bright or sunny spells on Saturday, but sunshine will be quite hazy with high level cloud. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a dry evening with clear spells. Remaining dry overnight with any lingering cloud clearing to give largely clear skies. Fresh southerly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

A dry and clear start to the day, but cloud building through the morning. Remaining dry and mostly cloudy in the afternoon with some bright intervals. Fresh southerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Cloudy on Monday with outbreaks of rain possible. Bright spells Tuesday with showers possible. Rain spreads eastwards later Tuesday as winds strengthen. Rain clearing to bright spells and showers Wednesday.

The first part of this period will continue to see the UK located at the interface between high pressure across Europe and low pressure over the North Atlantic. As such, western areas will likely see spells of rain at times, along with stronger winds, whereas eastern parts should see more in the way of drier interludes, though even here, some rain is possible from time to time. Towards the middle of March, there is a signal for unsettled conditions to perhaps become more widespread, with all parts seeing a higher chance of rain and stronger winds. Throughout, temperatures should overall be a little above average for most areas.

The start of this period could see unsettled conditions fairly widely across the UK, with spells of rain and strong winds affecting many areas at times, although western areas likely remain wettest. Then, whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving by late March, with unsettled weather possibly becoming more confined to parts of the south west, as areas towards the north turn drier. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, and at present there are indications of a cooler spell towards the turn of the month.