Weekend weather forecast for Orkney from The Met Office

Today Saturday 3rd:

A mainly dry and rather cloudy day to come. A little light rain possible across Shetland later in the afternoon. Freshening west to northwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

A little rain across Shetland at first, otherwise dry with broken cloud. Orkney and Fair Isle cloudy with some patchy light rain. Fresh to strong westerly winds. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Sunday Sunday 4th:

Cloud and rain in the morning clearing to wintry showers for the afternoon and evening. Strong to gale westerly winds veering northwesterly. Becoming much colder through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Bitterly cold northerly winds will bring frequent wintry showers, gale or severe gale force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 3 Apr 2021