Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
15th Jan
6

1

5

0
Friday
16th Jan
5

1

4

0
Saturday
17th Jan
6

2

0

0
Sunday
18th Jan
6

2

5

0
Monday
19th Jan
6

3

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 15th 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 Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 3% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
3
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
20
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from SE

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
29
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Edinburgh weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.