A northeasterly, strong and variable flow prevails over the North of the basin. Over the South, it is southwesterly, moderate and very variable.
For Orkney :
No gale warning.
The reliability of the situation is good.
Very cloudy skies becoming totally overcast during the afternoon. The risk of seeing rain will remain low. In the evening, overcast skies.
Drizzle intensifying and turning to rain. W force 4 in the morning turning SE force 3 in the middle of the day. Gusts reaching 24 knots in the morning. Moderate sea becoming slight in the middle of the day. Low, short swell from W. Good visibility becoming excellent in the middle of the day then poor.