FORECAST FOR NEXT THREE DAYS
Confidence level: Weather type – high/medium. Timing – medium/high.
Temperatures today ranging from a high of 14° to 16° Celsius, and perhaps 17° Celsius in the sunnier parts of Orkney. A low of about 9° Celsius tonight. On Friday and Saturday, temperatures in the daily range 14° or 15° Celsius down to about 9° Celsius.
THURSDAY 2nd: Another dry day, brighter than of late with sunny periods, the best of these across Orkney. Shetland will see some cloud at times. F1-2 SE to E’ly winds. Most places will be dry with some clear spells at first this evening, but cloud will increase, with mist and hill fog becoming more extensive overnight. Across Shetland, the cloud could well become thick enough to give some drizzle later.
Sea state – Mainly slight, with a less than 1 metre E’ly wind-swell. Around Fair Isle and Orkney later becoming slight to moderate, with a 1 to 2 metre SE’ly wind-swell.
FRIDAY 3rd: Dry, but it will be rather cloudy with a few bright or sunny interludes. F2-3 SE’ly winds are likely to carry some low cloud on to the east side of Shetland from time to time.
Sea state – In most Shetland waters remaining slight, with a 1 metre E’ly wind-swell. To the west and around Fair Isle and Orkney, slight to moderate, with a 1 to 2 metre SE’ly wind-swell.
SATURDAY 4th: Mostly dry and bright but, as SE’ly winds freshen F3-4, eastern coasts and hills could see some mist and low cloud.
Sea state – In eastern Shetland waters becoming slight to moderate, with a 1 to 2 metre SE’ly wind swell. To the west becoming moderate to rough, with a 2 to 3 metre SE’ly wind-swell. Around Fair Isle and Orkney becoming rough, with a 3 metre SE’ly wind-swell by evening.
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TEN DAY OUTLOOK
Confidence level: Weather type – medium. Timing – medium/low.
Temperatures in the daily range 14° or 15° Celsius down to about 9° Celsius.
SUNDAY 5th: Rather cloudy, with the best of any brighter periods – and perhaps a few sunny or clear spells - in the west, sheltered from a SE’ly breeze freshening F4-5 by evening.
Sea state – Mostly rough, with a 3 to 4 metre SE’ly wind-swell. Moderate to the northeast of Shetland, with a 2 metre SE’ly wind-swell.
MONDAY 6th: Mainly dry though cloudy, with some mist and fog affecting eastern hills and coasts. The SE’ly wind increasing fresh to strong. Some patchy rain perhaps reaching the west of Orkney by the end of the day.
TUESDAY 7th – SUNDAY 12th: While a little rain may just reach Orkney for a time on Tuesday, the remainder of next week looks likely to be mainly dry. A strong SE’ly wind possibly easing and backing E or NE’ly later.
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