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Tonight, Shetland will be partly cloudy and dry. Orkney and the northern mainland will have mainly clear skies, whereas the southern mainland will see areas of cloud develop during the early hours.

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Drier and cloudy in the west and for Orkney. A partly cloudy but dry start on Wednesday. In the afternoon, rain and stronger winds will develop over the mainland and later, for the Isles too.