Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with bright or sunny spells on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Staying dry. There will be clear skies at first, but high cloud spreading in from the west later. Freshening southerly winds, becoming strong over Shetland by morning, Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

It will remain dry with some bright spells on Saturday, but sunshine quite hazy with high level cloud. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Sunday will be another dry and bright day. More cloud on Monday, perhaps some rain later. Dry start Tuesday, windier and cloudier with some rain later.

The first part of this period will continue to see the UK located at the interface between high pressure across Europe and low pressure over the North Atlantic. As such, western areas will likely see spells of rain at times, along with stronger winds, whereas eastern parts should see more in the way of drier interludes, though even here, some rain is possible from time to time. Towards the middle of March, there is a signal for unsettled conditions to perhaps become more widespread, with all parts seeing a higher chance of rain and stronger winds. Throughout, temperatures should overall be a little above average for most areas.

The start of this period could see unsettled conditions fairly widely across the UK, with spells of rain and strong winds affecting many areas at times, although western areas likely remain wettest. Then, whilst confidence in the details is low, there is the potential for weather patterns to become slower-moving by late March, with unsettled weather possibly becoming more confined to parts of the south west, as areas towards the north turn drier. Overall, temperatures will probably end up near to average, and at present there are indications of a cooler spell towards the turn of the month.