Information from The Met Office.

Today 24 January :

Orkney will be cloudy with some occasional light rain. Mainly dry and cloudy across Shetland but the odd wintry shower possible across the south mainland. Strong, cold southeasterly winds. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

Tonight:

A cloudy night across Orkney with some showery rain. Mostly dry across Shetland but a few wintry showers likely later. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Sunday 25 January :

Cloudy across Orkney with a few showers. Shetland will be cloudy with showers, wintry at times. Fresh southeasterly winds, easing down across Shetland. Maximum temperature 4 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Mainly dry and cold on Monday, a few light showers at first. Windy with showers across on Orkney and Tuesday and Wednesday, but Shetland drier.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC) on Sat 24 Jan 2026