Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
21st Dec
8

3

2

0
Monday
22nd Dec
9

5

1

0
Tuesday
23rd Dec
7

4

1

0
Wednesday
24th Dec
6

3

1

0
Thursday
25th Dec
4

1

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 21st December 2025 GMT

More about Edinburgh

Edinburgh by month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Recommended for Scotland

Fred Olsen: Top cruise offers for 2026/2027

Sale

Explore latest offers on Fred Olsen Cruises in 2026/2027
Find last minute deals or early bird discounts
Filter offers by price, destination, ship & departure point

Go to Fred Olsen deal >>

View all Fred Olsen offers

Cruise deal finder

Destination

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 Sunday 21st December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

8
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Monday 22nd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 26% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
26
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 23rd December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
30
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 24th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 7% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
7
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 25th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 1% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.