Rain and strong winds tonight.

This Evening and Tonight:

Outbreak of rain soon reaching Orkney and spreading to Shetland by midnight. Turning showery overnight with some clearer spells. Strong south or southeast, turning westerly winds. Minimum Temperature 3C.

Wednesday:

Bright with occasional showers during the morning, becoming mainly dry in the afternoon. Winds easing for a time, but turning wet and very windy in the evening, severe southeasterly gales. Maximum Temperature 8C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Severe gale force winds early on Thursday, then blustery showers. Bright with a scattering of showers on Friday, the showers turning increasing wintry on Saturday, winds becoming northerly.

UK Outlook for Sunday 8 Dec 2024 to Tuesday 17 Dec 2024:

Winds increasing from the north into Sunday likely to bring cold temperatures and blustery showers through Sunday with some sleet or small hail possible along windward coasts. High pressure then very likely to have increasing influence into the following week with more settled conditions becoming established for a time, though a showery easterly possible in the south. This should mean a good deal of dry weather with overnight frosts along with morning fog patches for some regions. Through to the end of this period there is an increased chance of spells of wetter and windier weather returning, these more likely in the north with southern areas having a better chance of more prolonged settled/drier weather. Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period.

Sunrise and Sunset times for North Ronaldsay Firth:

Sunrise: 09:46 Sunset: 16:15