Orkney & Shetland weather

Headline:

A few showers Shetland at first otherwise dry, sunny spells.

Today:

Cloudy with the chance of an odd shower over Shetland at first Sunday morning but drier and brighter over Orkney. The afternoon will be dry with sunny spells. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

Sunny spells and a dry evening over Shetland. Cloudy with scattered evening showers Orkney, spreading to Shetland by midnight. Showers clear Orkney towards morning. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Monday:

Shetland will be cloudy with morning showers. Sunny spells and dry conditions Orkney will spread to Shetland by midday. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

A band of showers will pass northeast Tuesday with showery rain following for a time Wednesday. After a dry start further showery rain crosses north-eastward later Thursday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 8 Jun 2025

The start of this period is likely to be quite unsettled but also widely warm or very warm, perhaps locally hot in parts of the south and east. Some showers and thunderstorms are likely to affect most parts but there will also be some sunshine. Over the weekend and into the start of the following week, most parts will become drier. However, there may be another brief spell of rain with a risk of some thunderstorms, before high pressure more firmly builds in from the west. The rest of the following week looks like being mainly dry with variable cloud and some sunshine and often warm or very warm. The far north may be largely cloudy with a threat of some more rain at times though.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 7 Jun 2025

High pressure looks like being largely dominant at first, maintaining plenty of mainly dry and warm weather, but with variable cloud amounts. However, although details are uncertain, late June and early July looks like becoming more changeable, with spells of rain or showers probable at times, some of which could be heavy and thundery. Temperatures are likely to be a little above average overall, with brief hot spells possible.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 7 Jun 2025