Information from The Met Office.

Today 29 August :

Cloudy start across Orkney with the odd shower, then mainly dry with some afternoon brightness. A rather cloudy day with across Shetland with the odd shower, some misty low cloud at times. Warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Tonight:

Some late brightness this evening across Orkney. Otherwise a rather cloudy night with the chance of some rain across Shetland later on. Some misty low cloud. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

Saturday 30 August :

Chance of some rain across Shetland in the morning. Otherwise it will be dry with variable amounts of cloud and a few bright spells. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Rain on Sunday morning clearing to dry and brighter weather. Cloudier on Monday and Tuesday with the odd shower. Windy on Sunday and Monday with strong south or southeasterly winds.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Fri 29 Aug 2025