Western Isles Weather

Welcome to Saturday’s Weather Watch taking a look at the weather for the next 3 days in depth for the Western Isles as well as covering the latest weather news from the UK and around the Globe.

On this Saturday evening we are seeing sunshine and cloud. Winds under 20 mph. Todays high of 12.2C

The next 3 days

We are now going to take a look at the next few days weather. All the images shown below come from the Met office and can be found by following this link  https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/maps-and-charts/surface-pressure

Sunday – As low pressure sits across South West England we are going to see a mixed day across the Western Isles with sunshine and cloud. Light winds and some occasional rain and drizzle. Winds will be from the North and North West under 20 mph. Temps of 6C to 12C

Monday – Weather fronts sit close to the UK. Will see an overcast day with occasional spells of light rain across the Western Isles. Some sunny spells. Winds will be under 15 mph from the West and South West. Temps of 6C to 12C

Tuesday – Colder air moves down from the North with weather weather fronts. For us in the Western Isles we are going to see an overcast day with rain and drizzle. Some sunny spells but mainly overcast. Winds will be from the North West around 10 to 25 mph. Temps of 6C to 12C

UK Weather News

Kirkwall funnel cloud today

Did anyone in Tankerness see a funnel cloud around 2.25pm? 🌪 Looks suspicious from my viewpoint here in Kirkwall! pic.twitter.com/bpwPIejFHQ

— Orkney Weather (@OrkneyWeather) May 15, 2021

Global Weather News

Cyclone Tauktae

Cyclonic Storm #Tauktae is expected to run northwards up the west coast of India over the next couple of days, becoming an equivalent strength to a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane

Landfall is expected on the Gujarat coast on Tuesday pic.twitter.com/1l7R4jdtmE

— Met Office (@metoffice) May 15, 2021

#Cyclone #TAUKTAE is strengthening in Arabian Sea. It'll move N, parallel to W coast of #India. Models show strong cyclone landfalling anywhere from Indian state of Gujarat Tue morning (Euro) to near #Karachi #Pakistan Thu morning (GFS). Millions of people need to watch this one. pic.twitter.com/RPtWmT50xW

— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) May 15, 2021

Tornado in China

Two #tornadoes with winds of more than 200 km/hr wreaked havoc in central & eastern #China on Friday night. 🌪️#EastAsia

Further thunderstorms to come this week.⛈️ pic.twitter.com/Yt1N9NlLqv

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) May 15, 2021

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