Orkney & Shetland weather

Headline:

Cloudy and mainly dry today.

Today:

Any drizzly rain across Shetland dying out this morning, then it will be dry and rather cloudy. Orkney will be mostly cloudy with the chance of a little light rain at times. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

This evening will be dry. Thickening cloud may bring a little rain across Shetland in the early hours otherwise it will be dry overnight. Mild. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Wednesday:

Dry with sunny intervals for most of the day. Feeling warm, especially across Orkney. Clouding over in the evening. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

A much cooler and often cloudy few days with a few showers. Brisk west or northwesterly winds.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 29 Apr 2025

Following a warm week, temperatures will most likely be closer to average for most of the UK. Whilst a little rain is possible across the south at first, most areas should stay mainly dry. Largely fine but cooler conditions are most likely over the weekend. However, northern and northeastern parts could turn cloudier and breezier at times with a chance of rain at times. Into the following week, conditions will probably turn more changeable overall, with dry, settled periods interspersed with some spells of wetter weather. This will bring some showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Western and northwestern parts are most likely to see fair weather prevail for longest. Temperatures are expected to remain around or just above average.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 28 Apr 2025

Through the second half of May, the weather is expected to be mixed, which is fairly typical of spring. Periods of fine and dry weather are likely to be interspersed with occasional spells of rain and showers, with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorms in places. Temperatures will most likely be near or slightly above average overall.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 28 Apr 2025