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Information from The Met Office. Today 31 March : This morning will be cloudy with some light rain or drizzle. Orkney will be dry in the afternoon with the chance of a little brightness, Shetland remaining cloud with occasional light rain. Maximum temperature 11 °C. Tonight: Cloudy this evening with occasional light rain. Staying cloudy overnight […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 30 March : It will be windy with blustery showers, these heavy at times with risk of hail and the odd rumble of thunder. Bright with occasional sunny spells and feeling chilly in the strong to gale force west or northwest winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: The winds easing […]

By Bernie Bell Mike got back from his daily constitutional and wrote this…..I think it catches the day, the time of year and the place March A morning of hares, chasingCourting and copulating rooks and rock dovesDaffs heeling over in the westerliesSeen from inside Then out, for constitutional and counting of birdsCheeks reddened by gravel-fling […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 29 March 🕰️: Early cloud and rain will clear to bright spells and showers by late morning, occasionally heavy with a chance of hail. Windy with strong south or southwesterly winds at first veering westerly. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Clear spells and blustery showers continuing through the evening and […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 28 March : Showers and the occasional bright spell for much of the day, These showers will be heavy and wintry at times with snow on the hills. Cloud will thicken and showers become frequent across Orkney later. Near gale, blustery westerly wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Wintry showers […]

The stormy March is come at last, With wind and cloud, and changing skies, I hear the rushing of the blast, That through the snowy valley flies. Ah, passing few are they who speak, Wild stormy month! in praise of thee; Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak, Thou art a welcome month to […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 27 March : The occasional bright spell will be interspersed with showers. These showers will be heavy at times and wintry over the hills. A strong southwest wind. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Clear spells with continuing showers, these heavy at times, wintry over hills. Becoming cloudy with more persistent […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 26 March : Wintry showers becoming isolated then dying out, some sunny spells as the strong northwesterly winds ease. Cloud and light rain will reach Orkney by evening with freshening southerly winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C. Tonight: Rain over Orkney extending to Shetland this evening with southerly winds increasing strong […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 25 March : Mostly cloudy with occasional showers, these mainly of rain at first but turning increasingly wintry as the day goes on, with slight falls on the hills. A few sunny intervals. Strong to gale force northwesterly winds. Feeling colder. Maximum temperature 5 °C. Tonight: There will be a […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 24 March : A mix of some bright and sunny spells interspersed with blustery showers, which may be heavy at times. Gale force west to southwesterly winds, easing later. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Overnight will see a continuation of the blustery showers, interspersed with drier and clear spells. Showers […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 23 March : Wintry showers generally dying out this morning with some bright spells. Cloudy in the afternoon as more persistent rain spreads eastwards, heavy at times and reaching Shetland by late afternoon. Strong southerly winds developing through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 6 °C. Tonight: Cloudy with rain spreading and […]

Information from The Met Office. Image credit: Christie Grahame. Today 22 March : Cloudy start with occasional rain, but clearing to bright or sunny spells and showers through the morning as strong southwest winds turn more westerly. Winds touching gale force across Shetland. Maximum temperature 7 °C. Tonight: Some clear spells overnight, but generally cloudy with […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 21 March : Temperatures down on yesterdays highs. Some scattered showers through the morning, which die away during the afternoon. Mainly cloudy but some limited brighter spells developing. Moderate west to southwest breezes. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: Rather cloudy with patchy light rain feeding from the west from mid-evening, […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 20 March : Fine, dry morning with good bright and sunny spells developing. Remaining so for Orkney, but cloud thickening across Shetland to bring some light patchy rain come late afternoon. Afternoon highs seasonally warm, perhaps very warm in Orkney. Fresh southwest winds. Maximum temperature 13 °C. Tonight: A little […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 19 March : It will be a mainly dry day with variable amounts of cloud and some bright or sunny spells, a few isolated showers possible for Shetland in the morning. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: Quite a cloudy but dry evening, cloud tending to […]

Did you know that most people don’t notice the feeling of clothing tags? I used to think that everyone felt the same itchy irritation I did, and that I was just worse at coping. But, when I started researching sensory processing to support my own child, I learned something life shattering. I wasn’t worse at […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 17 March ☘️ This morning will be dry, chance of some brightness across Orkney. Thickening cloud will bring outbreaks of rain from the west this afternoon. Windy with strong to gale south or southwesterly winds, easing towards evening. Maximum temperature 12 °C. Tonight: This evening will be cloudy with occasional […]

Information from the Met Office. Today 16 March : Rather cloudy with a few heavy showery outbreaks of rain for Shetland, but turning drier through the afternoon. Mostly dry for Orkney with some sunny spells. Strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: Dry at first for Shetland, but cloud and rain spreading north this evening. […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 15 March : Cloudy with rain clearing east towards midday to leave a brighter afternoon with sunny spells and heavy, blustery showers. Strong to gale force southerly then southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Blustery showers continuing through the night. Some showers likely to be heavy with hail and […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 14 March : A bright day with sunny spells and initially blustery showers, these heavy at times with a risk of hail and thunder. Strong westerly winds backing southwesterly and easing. Maximum temperature 7 °C. Tonight: Clear spells this evening with showers dying out. Cloud increasing through the early hours […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 13 March : Rather cloudy start with outbreaks of rain soon clearing then sunny spells and occasionally heavy, perhaps thundery, blustery showers following, these wintry on hills. Breezy with strong southwesterly winds. Maximum temperature 7 °C. Tonight: Clear spells and occasionally heavy, blustery showers through the evening and overnight. Strong […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 12 March : An overcast start with periods of rain, heavy at times and combining with gales to bring decidedly un-Spring like weather. Clearing to blustery showers during the morning, with these heavy for the afternoon bringing the risk of hail and thunder. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Strong to […]

YELLOW WARNING WIND. Information from The Met Office. Today 11 March : Cloudy start with showers or longer spells of rain. Then brightening up from the west with a few passing showers. Windy with strong to gale west or southwesterly winds, occasionally severe gale across Orkney at first. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: Rain will spread […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 10 March : Cloudy start with a little rain. Then becoming drier with a few bright or sunny intervals and just the odd shower. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C. Tonight: A dry start to the evening then a band of rain crossing Orkney mid evening then […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 9 March : A mostly cloudy day with some bright or sunny intervals breaking through. Largely dry but a few light outbreaks of rain possible through the day. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Maximum temperature 10 °C. Tonight: Cloud will break up this evening and the rest of the night […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 8 March : It will be a dry and bright day with sunny spells. Cloud will build through the afternoon, with sunny spells becoming more limited. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: It will be a largely dry and cloudy night with some clear intervals possible. […]

Information from The Met Office. Image credit Christie Grahame. Today 7 March : It will remain dry with some bright or sunny spells on Saturday, but sunshine will be quite hazy with high level cloud. Fresh to strong southerly winds. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: It will be a dry evening with clear spells. Remaining dry […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 6 March : It will stay dry throughout the day on Friday with good lengthy bright or sunny spells. Winds will stay light and somewhat variable through the day. Maximum temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Staying dry with clear skies at first, but high cloud spreading in from the west later. […]

Information from The Met Office. Today 5 March : It will be a cloudy day with occasional rain, but some drier spells of weather too. Strong southwesterly winds at first will ease by the afternoon. Maximum temperature 9 °C. Tonight: Cloudy with chance of some light rain to start, but soon becoming dry and largely clear […]