Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
25th Dec
4

1

3

0
Friday
26th Dec
4

2

1

0
Saturday
27th Dec
6

3

2

0
Sunday
28th Dec
4

0

1

0
Monday
29th Dec
2

-1

6

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 24th December 2025 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 25th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Friday 26th 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 25% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 10% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
10
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 25% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
25
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
1
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect clear skies with flurries of snow in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 cm of snow expected and a light breeze of 10 kph from the west.