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Warming up, with another heatwave on the way for some
Things will warm up this week, with heatwave criteria being reached in parts of the UK by the end of the week.
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Orkney & Shetland weather forecast
Headline:
Mainly dry Tuesday, some bright or sunny intervals.
This Evening and Tonight:
A dry evening, mainly sunny for Shetland, and rather cloudy with a few sunny intervals for Orkney. Overnight it will be rather cloudy for Orkney with variable amounts of cloud and clear breaks for Shetland. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
Tuesday:
A mainly dry day. Shetland startung sunny then cloud increasing from west. Orkney cloudy at first then brightening. Low cloud and light rain arrive in the evening. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Staying cloudy with mist or drizzle and occasional haar on Wednesday and Thursday with occasionally fresh southwest winds. Becoming brighter and warmer through Friday as winds back more southerly.
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UK long range weather forecast
Settled at first, with very warm or hot weather quite widely across the UK. There is a small chance of a few thunderstorms, but most areas will likely be dry. Early next week, a transition to less hot conditions is expected, but with uncertain timing. This could bring an increasing chance of some rain or showers, perhaps thundery, but there is scope for very warm or hot conditions to persist in more eastern and southern areas. Beyond midweek, a rather changeable pattern is anticipated with some rain or showers possible at times, which could be heavy and thundery, but interspersed with drier interludes. Whilst a downward trend in temperature is anticipated, it will still likely be warmer than average, especially in the south and east where hot spells remain possible.
Updated:
A continuation of the broad themes from earlier in the month at first, with high pressure probably dominating the south and lower pressure more favoured to affect the north and northwest. Temperatures are likely to end up above average overall with a continued, and perhaps higher than normal, chance of occasional hot spells or heatwaves, especially further to the southeast. However, around the turn of the month, there is a signal for perhaps more widely unsettled weather to develop, though the details of this remain rather uncertain.
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