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.

Monday
26th Jan
4

2

0

0
Tuesday
27th Jan
5

3

0

0
Wednesday
28th Jan
6

4

1

0
Thursday
29th Jan
5

4

0

0
Friday
30th Jan
5

3

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 26th January 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 Monday 26th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 28% chance of some sleet or snow and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
28
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from SE

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
89
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
35
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

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 21% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
21
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from SE

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
41
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the east.