Information from The Met Office.

Today 18 July :

A cloudy start, perhaps a light shower or two over Orkney, then brightening up from the north with some sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Fresh northerly winds, feeling cooler. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Tonight:

It will stay dry through the evening and overnight. Some prolonged spells of evening sunshine leading to clear spells overnight. Fresh northerly evening winds will ease and back northwest. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Sunday 19 July :

Dry and bright first thing but increasingly clouding over from the west through the morning with a few outbreaks of light rain through the afternoon and evening, mainly for Orkney. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday and Wednesday mainly dry and cloudy but with some sunny intervals, most likely for Shetland. Generally cloudier on Tuesday with some patchy drizzle.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 18 Jul 2026