Weather Forecast 31 March : Some light rain this morning, drier this afternoon.

Information from The Met Office. Today 31 March : This morning will be cloudy with some light rain or drizzle. Orkney will be dry in the afternoon with the chance of a little brightness, Shetland remaining cloud with occasional light rain. Maximum temperature 11 °C. Tonight: Cloudy this evening with occasional light rain. Staying cloudy overnight…

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March 31, 2026

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Information from The Met Office.

Today 31 March :

This morning will be cloudy with some light rain or drizzle. Orkney will be dry in the afternoon with the chance of a little brightness, Shetland remaining cloud with occasional light rain. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Tonight:

Cloudy this evening with occasional light rain. Staying cloudy overnight with rain more in the way of persistent rain spreading southeast later in the night. Freshening southwesterly winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

Wednesday 1 April :

Cloudy in the morning with some rain. Drier and eventually clearer spreading from the north later in the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Dry with bright spells on Thursday, chance of rain late evening. Unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain on Friday and Saturday.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Tue 31 Mar 2026

The curve of the Bay of Firth at low tide from the car park in Finstown with the new and old schools across the water