Finstown (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.

The unsettled weather looks to continue, with areas of low pressure running in from the west or southwest. This means further spells of rain or showers, possibly accompanied by strong winds at times, with one particular watch point for this in the first couple of days of this period. That said, some drier interludes are still probable, though the duration of these much shorter than the predominantly dry spell at present. Temperatures probably near normal overall, but day-to-day values high dependent on the track of any lows. Later in the period, there may be a transition to a slightly cooler and more showery northwesterly regime, as high pressure builds over the Atlantic and low pressure becomes centred to the east of the UK.

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.