Baltasound (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry, occasionally bright, but cold for Wednesday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Generally dry with clear spells, with Shetland likely to see the best of the breaks. Isolated light showers possible over Orkney and a touch of frost possible in shelter. East to southeast weinds strong across Orkney. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Wednesday:

Bright with occasional sunny spells, these more widespread over Shetland. Remaining rather cold in the occasionally fresh east or southeast winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Rather cold and bright with the chance of a frost at night. Often dry but there will be occasional showers, these wintry at times. Light or moderate easterly winds.

South or southeasterly winds are likely at the start of this period, and will maintain below average temperatures and often cloudy conditions. There is a chance of even colder conditions developing temporarily, which would see more wintry showers, especially in northeastern areas. Meanwhile, frontal zones, bringing milder conditions and rain, will attempt to move in from the west or southwest. Early in this period these look likely to have limited influence over the UK (apart from the far SW which may already be milder by this point). If, or when, they push further northeastwards the chance of some snow increases. The transition between colder and milder conditions remains uncertain, but towards the end of this period, the milder, wetter conditions are likely to have spread across much of the country.

There is still a very small risk of colder conditions lingering for a time at the start of this period, but it is much more likely that a milder and unsettled theme will probably have become established, with weather systems moving close to or across the UK. This will mean bands of rain and perhaps periods of strong winds spreading in from the west, interspersed with some drier and brighter interludes, but likely bringing above average rainfall amounts overall, especially in the south and west. Temperatures are most likely to become close to or a little above average by early March.