Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
30th Mar
8

3

5

3
Tuesday
31st Mar
12

6

4

2
Wednesday
1st Apr
12

4

0

1
Thursday
2nd Apr
6

2

7

1
Friday
3rd Apr
8

4

3

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 30th March 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 30th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 31st March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the west.

12
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 1st April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 2nd April 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of sleet/snow expected with 54% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
7
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
54
% chance of some sleet or snow
<5
mm of sleet/snow expected
4
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from S

Edinburgh weather for Friday 3rd April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.