Information from The Met Office.

Today 21 September :

Some bright or sunny spells, but generally a rather cloudy day with scattered, occasionally heavy, blustery showers. Feeling cold in the slowly easing strong to gale force northwesterly breeze. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

A few clear spells with further showers this evening and overnight, the showers becoming more frequent across Shetland towards dawn. Strong northwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Monday 22 September :

Sunny spells and showers across Orkney. Cloudier across Shetland with showers perhaps merging to give a longer spell of rain. Strong northwesterly winds, easing later across Shetland. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Rather cloudy Tuesday with patchy rain or showers with winds easing. Wednesday and Thursday look largely dry with sunny spells as winds turn more southerly.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 21 Sep 2025