Orkney & Shetland weather

Headline:

Mostly cloudy Tuesday with patchy light rain.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreaks of rain over Shetland will clear north by the late evening. Dry but cloudy conditions over Orkney will then spread to Shetland later. Windy. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Tuesday:

A cloudy day with the chance of some patchy light rain or drizzle at times. Windy. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

A band of cloud and rain will clear the Isles Wednesday afternoon. This will leave the rest of the period dry with the occasional sunny spell.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Dec 2025

High pressure is likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period and through to the end of the year. This means that weather conditions will be largely settled and for many places it will remain dry. It may often be rather cloudy, but any rainfall that does develop is expected to be light with overall accumulations small. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures close to or slightly below normal. Into 2026, little change is anticipated through the first week of January, with settled and mainly dry conditions continuing for many parts of the UK. However, there is a small chance that more unsettled, wetter and milder weather could develop at times, particularly in the north.

Updated: 14:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Dec 2025

High pressure will probably lie close to the UK through much of this period and bring a large amount of dry and settled weather, especially in the south, with rainfall most likely in the north. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal. Toward the end of this period there is potential for more changeable or unsettled conditions to develop more widely.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC) on Mon 22 Dec 2025