Kirkwall (Orkney Islands) weather

Headline:

Dry, sunny and quite warm today.

Today:

A dry day with plenty of sunshine across all parts. Some low cloud may come and go this afternoon. Quite warm in the sunshine, especially across Orkney. Maximum temperature 19 °C.

Tonight:

Dry and clear this evening. The rest of the night will be dry with prolonged clear periods. Chance of the odd fog patch across Orkney. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

Thursday:

Shetland becoming cloudy with a little drizzle. Orkney will be dry and bright but likely to cloud over later. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

A cloudy few days to come with a little drizzle at times. Winds remaining light.

Showers or longer spells of rain, heavy and perhaps thundery, will affect parts of England and Wales at first, especially in the south and southwest but tending to ease away to the southeast early next week. Elsewhere, generally settled conditions prevailing, albeit with low cloud and drizzle along North Sea coasts in particular; away from here, most places will experience above average temperatures during this period. A short-lived quieter spell of weather is possible during the first part of next week, before a transition to a more unsettled, mobile westerly pattern is most likely by midweek and beyond, with spells of wind and rain in many areas, but perhaps interspersed with occasional drier and brighter interludes.

Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather. Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.