Information from The Met Office
Today 7th December:
All parts will have a generally cloudy day with clearer spells and a few showers in the morning. Turning increasingly cloudy and windy through the afternoon. Rain becoming persistent for Orkney. Strong southeasterly winds strengthening to gales. Maximum temperature 6 °C.
Tonight:
Heavy rain at times for Orkney. Increasingly windy with gale or occasionally severe gale force southeasterly winds Cloud and rain becoming more persistent later for Shetland. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Friday 8th December:
Cloudy throughout. Rain and drizzle at first for Orkney, becoming more patchy and showery later. Persistent rain or drizzle for Shetland. Southeasterly gales across Shetland, easing later. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Remaining unsettled over the weekend and into Monday with cloud and occasional outbreaks of rain, but some drier weather too. Windy at times. Less cold than of late.
Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Thu 7 Dec 2023
