A westerly, strong and mostly variable flow prevails over the whole area.
For Kirkwall :
No gale warning.
The reliability of the situation is very good.
Very cloudy. But clear spells will become more and more widespread. No precipitation in the morning, light showers in the afternoon. In the evening, very cloudy.
Light showers progressively becoming less frequent. WSW force 2 becoming force 3 in the middle of the day then SW. Gusts reaching 21 knots in the morning. Rippled sea becoming smooth in the middle of the day. Low, short swell from E. Good visibility becoming excellent in the middle of the day then excellent.