Linklater Weather Forecast, Orkney Islands KW17 2

Today 18 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Cloud and patchy drizzle is likely to be quite persistent on Monday morning, perhaps some brighter spells developing in the afternoon especially for Orkney. Winds remaining very light. Maximum Temperature 15C.

Tonight 18 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Some evening brightness for Orkney but otherwise cloudy with drizzly periods becoming more frequent overnight. Some cloud breaks later in the night for Shetland as a northerly breeze develops. Minimum Temperature 10C.

Tue 19 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Cloud starting to break up for Shetland with sunny spells developing, cloud and drizzle slower to clear for Orkney, feeling fresher in cool northerly breezes. Maximum Temperature 15C.

Wed 20 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Cool northerly winds but brighter conditions towards the end of the week with a few showers but plenty of sunny spells.

Thu 21 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Cool northerly winds but brighter conditions towards the end of the week with a few showers but plenty of sunny spells.

Fri 22 Aug Orkney & Shetland

Cool northerly winds but brighter conditions towards the end of the week with a few showers but plenty of sunny spells.

Sat 23 Aug Orkney & Shetland

High pressure is likely to be the dominant feature at first bringing widely fine and dry weather whilst a generally northerly flow leads to rather cool conditions. This will be increasingly eroded from the west as frontal systems start to move in from the Atlantic through the weekend, leading to more changeable conditions. Whilst this is happening a deep area of low pressure is likely to develop in the North Atlantic, linked to Hurricane Erin. This likely progresses towards the UK through the early part of the week. The changeable period will likely continue through the last week of August, especially in the north and west, with a small chance of widely wetter and windier weather developing. The evolution of this is highly uncertain though.

Sun 24 Aug Orkney & Shetland

High pressure is likely to be the dominant feature at first bringing widely fine and dry weather whilst a generally northerly flow leads to rather cool conditions. This will be increasingly eroded from the west as frontal systems start to move in from the Atlantic through the weekend, leading to more changeable conditions. Whilst this is happening a deep area of low pressure is likely to develop in the North Atlantic, linked to Hurricane Erin. This likely progresses towards the UK through the early part of the week. The changeable period will likely continue through the last week of August, especially in the north and west, with a small chance of widely wetter and windier weather developing. The evolution of this is highly uncertain though.

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Today 18 Aug Orkney & Shetland

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August Temperature

Kirkwall (21km)

Lowest 4 January, 2025

Average 2025

Highest 13 August, 2025

Lowest 3 July, 2025

Average July

Highest 10 July, 2025

Lowest 2 August, 2025

Average August

Highest 13 August, 2025

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