Lerwick (S. Screen) (Shetland Islands) weather

Headline:

Mostly dry, bright and breezy.

Today:

The day will stay mostly dry and bright with sunny spells and a fresh westerly breeze. There is the chance of an odd passing light shower. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

Tonight:

The breeze will ease down through the evening leaving the night cloudy with clear spells interspersed with the odd shower. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

Thursday:

Bright with sunny spells and the odd shower at first becoming dry by the afternoon with cloud spreading over Orkney from late afternoon. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Warm with sunny spells and most places dry. The chance of a few showers at times Friday and Saturday then rain and showers spread east later Sunday.

Initially hot across eastern Britain in particular, with many areas dry although a few showers will be possible in places, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are likely to lower somewhat into next week, but still remaining very warm across parts of the east and southeast. There will also be an increasing chance of some showers or thunderstorms in southern and western areas, and perhaps some longer spells of rain in the far north. Later in the week and into the following weekend, higher pressure may become more influential, especially across central and southern areas where longer spells of dry and warm weather are most likely, whilst it remains cooler and generally more changeable farther to the northwest.

Rather changeable conditions are anticipated through the first half of July, with the wettest and windiest conditions most likely towards the northwest, with a risk of some heavy rain at times, especially over hills. Southern and eastern areas are most favoured for longer drier and more settled spells, although even here some occasional rain or showers will be possible, perhaps thundery. Temperatures are expected to be above average for most areas, especially towards the southeast where there will be an ongoing chance of some very warm or hot conditions at times.