Information from The Met Office.

Today 19 December :

A day of frequent showers mixed between limited brighter spells. Chance of hail and thunder, particularly for Shetland. Southwest winds strong, perhaps touching gale late morning and early afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Scattered showers early evening, gradually dwindling late evening and overnight, as winds ease and back to a moderate south to southwest breeze come dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

Saturday 20 December :

Occasional brighter spells on a mainly dry day with only a few well scattered showers appearing. Winds now backed south to southeast. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Southeast winds maintaining rather cloudy skies and showers that merge to longer periods of light to moderate rain at times, most readily Orkney.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Fri 19 Dec 2025