Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 17°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
21st May
17

11

1

UV3
Friday
22nd May
20

12

2

UV3
Saturday
23rd May
17

12

6

UV5
Sunday
24th May
22

11

4

UV5
Monday
25th May
22

11

9

UV5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 21st May 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 21st May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 25% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
25
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
UV3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
8
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
20
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

22
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.