Information from The Met Office.

Today 16 May :

A dry day and mostly cloudy over Shetland in the morning with a few sunny intervals. Patchy cloud and longer sunny spells for Orkney. Mostly sunny for Orkney this afternoon with cloud clearing Shetland and sunshine developing. Moderate northeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

It will be a dry night with late sunshine and clear skies overnight for most, however some patchy cloud in the east of Orkney at times. Moderate northerly winds. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday 17 May :

A dry day across Orkney and Shetland with clear skies and prolonged sunshine. Cloud may spread into the east of Shetland later. Moderate northerly winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Turning cloudier Sunday and remaining mostly cloudy for Monday and Tuesday with occasional mist and fog patches and just a few clear intervals. Moderate northerly to northeasterly winds, strong Sunday.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 16 May 2025