Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
23rd Apr
12

2

13

4
Friday
24th Apr
16

3

10

4
Saturday
25th Apr
14

5

12

4
Sunday
26th Apr
13

4

2

3
Monday
27th Apr
16

7

4

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 23rd April 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 Thursday 23rd April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 13 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-east.

12
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
13
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Friday 24th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 kph from the north-east.

16
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
10
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
4
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 25th April 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 12 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the east.

14
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
12
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 26th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.

13
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Monday 27th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.