Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 20°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
8th Aug
20

13

3

3
Sunday
9th Aug
16

11

1

1
Monday
10th Aug
19

10

7

3
Tuesday
11th Aug
20

11

6

5
Wednesday
12th Aug
25

14

5

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 8th August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Scotland (Edinburgh) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Edinburgh weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Edinburgh for the next 5 days.

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 7% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
7
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
24
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 9th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

16
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
43
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
23
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Monday 10th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

19
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
19
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 11th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

20
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 12th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 14% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.