Orkney & Shetland

Headline:

Strong winds, frequent showers overnight and Sunday morning, easing later.

This Evening and Tonight:

It will remaining windy with showers continuing into the evening and overnight, these perhaps quite frequent for Orkney. Southwesterly winds strengthening to gales at times and backing northwesterly so feeling quite cool later. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Sunday:

Scattered showers and strong winds in the morning, chance of gales at first. Winds gradually easing during the day and showers finally becoming less frequent with some afternoon brightness likely. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Rain for a time on Monday and feeling warmer. Mostly dry start Tuesday but still some showers at times, rain spreading east later. Cooler Wednesday with bright spells, some showers.

A changeable period is expected, with Atlantic weather systems bringing spells of rain, showers and occasional strong winds. The wettest and windiest conditions are most likely across northern and western areas, although stronger winds may at times extend more widely. Between these unsettled spells, periods of drier and more settled weather are likely, especially in the south and east, where they may last for a few days. Accompanying these may be some overnight fog and frost. Temperatures are expected to be slightly above average overall.

Changeable and occasionally unsettled weather is likely to become more frequent through October, with spells of rain and stronger winds increasingly likely to move in from the Atlantic. Between these periods, some drier and brighter interludes are also expected. As is often the case for October, deeper areas of low pressure may occasionally bring spells of very strong winds. Temperatures are expected to remain slightly above average overall, although brief cooler interludes are possible.