Skara Brae Heart of Neolithic Orkney (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry today with sunshine best across Shetland. Winds light.

Today:

Shetland staying dry and seeing good sunny spells. Orkney generally dry, but a few early drizzly showers may crop up, then brighter spells increasing into the afternoon. Winds light and variable. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Shetland dry with clear spells for the evening, but cloudy skies and scattered showers over Orkney by mid-evening, extending to Shetland overnight. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Saturday:

A cloudy start with some light drizzly showers about, but soon turning dry over Orkney during the morning with brighter spells developing, perhaps also for Shetland for the late afternoon. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Turning unsettled with an area of rain reaching from the south during the afternoon, which turns heavier for the evening. Showers or longer periods of rain for Monday and Tuesday.

FD 17102025 1045 Correction 6-15 outlook Signals for prevailing weather patterns become fairly limited by the turn of the month and the early part of October. As is typical at this time of year, there are likely to be some spells of wet and windy weather along with some drier interludes but no strong preference to whether settled or unsettled regimes will be most dominant. Overall, northwestern parts are more likely to be wettest and windiest. Temperatures likely fluctuating around average. test test test verall, northwestern parts are more likely to be wettest and windiest. Temperatures likely fluctuating around average. test test test verall, northwestern parts are more likely to be wettest and windiest. Temperatures likely fluctuating around average. test test test FD 17102025 1045 Correction 6-15 outlook

A showery northwesterly regime should give way to a generally changeable and at times unsettled period as we move into early November, as low pressure systems over the Atlantic track towards the UK. Given this setup, the wettest conditions are most likely in the west, and strong winds could feature at times too. There are just hints that a drier interlude may unfurl across more southern areas towards mid-month, which could increase the incidence of overnight fog.