A southwesterly, very strong and variable flow prevails over the whole area.
For Kirkwall :
Warning strong breeze offshore.
The reliability of the situation is very good.
Very cloudy. Light showers. In the evening, very cloudy.
Chance of light rain. S force 4 in the middle of the day becoming SSW force 3 in the evening. Gusts reaching 32 knots in the middle of the day. Smooth to slight sea. Low, fairly long swell from ESE. Good visibility becoming good in the evening.