Orkney: Loch of Hundland (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Thursday dry, low cloud and haar breaking with sunny spells.

This Evening and Tonight:

Starting mostly sunny this evening, but low cloud and haar developing around Shetland and this extending south to affect much of Orkney overnight though the west could stay clear. Light winds. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

Orkney mainly sunny after haar in north and east clears. Low cloud and patchy haar likely persisting over western Shetland but lifting in east with some warm sunshine. Light winds. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Sunshine and a few showers Friday, patchy haar. Mainly dry Saturday and SUnday, quite a lot of low cloud and haar but some warm sunshine occasionally breaking through.

Overall a rather more changeable pattern of weather through this period, compared to much of the summer thus far. The first couple of days will likely be dominated by low pressure leading to particularly unsettled weather, with heavy rain and/or thunderstorms in some areas. Thereafter, a general westerly regime looks to become established, with occasional weather systems moving in from the Atlantic. This means further rain or showers and breezy conditions at times, especially in the northwest. This will be interspersed with some drier, sunnier periods. Temperatures are expected to average out above normal and whilst brief hotter and humid days are possible. This broad pattern is likely to continue through to the end of July.

The rather changeable pattern will likely continue through early August with spells of rain or showers mixed in with some drier, brighter days. Towards mid-August, there are tentative signs that high pressure may become rather more dominant, which could bring more in the way dry, settled weather more widely. Temperatures will likely continue to be above average overall, with the possibility of very warm or hot spells developing later in the period, especially further south and east.