Brae (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry with some sunshine.

Today:

It will be another dry day with variable cloud and some sunny spells. Best chance of prolonged sunshine over Orkney. Winds will be light and variable. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Late sunshine over Orkney in the evening, then staying dry but clouding over through the night. Staying dry but cloudy over Shetland, with only the odd clear spell. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Tuesday:

It will be dry but mostly cloudy throughout the day, the best chance of any sunny spells over Orkney in the morning. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Cloudy but mainly dry Wednesday and Thursday, though a little drizzle is possible at times. Milder westerly breezes arriving on Thursday. More organised band of rain spreads east on Friday.

Most areas will be dry and sunny with light winds at first as high pressure extends across much of the UK. However, it will be cloudier and breezier in parts of the far north with some light rain or drizzle at times. Temperatures will be above normal away from windward coasts. A gradual change to a more unsettled weather regime is likely thereafter, with Atlantic frontal systems from the west or showers from the south making inroads across the UK. This is expected to herald a wetter period through the middle of April with showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Strong winds could develop in some areas, particularly the south and west. Temperatures are likely to return closer to normal.

Some unsettled weather is possible at this start of this period with showers or longer spells of rain in places. However, a change to more settled conditions is likely during the last part of April with high pressure becoming more dominant. This settled theme continues into early May, although some spells of wetter, unsettled weather remain possible, especially in the south. Temperatures are expected to be above average overall.