Dry with plenty of sunny spells on Thursday.

Today:

It will be a dry day and cloudy in the morning, especially for Orkney with more sunny spells for Shetland. Skies becoming predominately clear through the afternoon with just some patchy cloud lingering for Shetland. Light easterly winds. Maximum Temperature 9C.

Tonight:

A dry evening with clear skies for Orkney but some patchy cloud over Shetland. Remaining dry overnight and becoming cloudier for all with some limited clear spells. Light easterly winds. Minimum Temperature 3C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Generally cloudy on Saturday and Sunday with outbreaks of rain at times. Becoming drier and more settled on Monday with sunny spells. Fresh southerly winds turning westerly on Monday.

UK Outlook for Monday 28 Apr 2025 to Wednesday 7 May 2025:

Most likely starting off widely fine with sunny spells, following the clearance of early morning mist and fog. This most likely in the south, whilst in the north there's a greater chance of more cloud which may take some time to clear. There's a small chance that fine and very warm weather could extend right across the country over the following days, but it's more likely that cloud/rain in the northwest will sink southeast introducing more changeable and cooler conditions for a time mid-week. It then becomes roughly equal chances that we see a resumption of mainly fine and dry conditions versus a continuation of more changeable weather with a mixture of rain and drier interludes.