Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
6th May
9

5

1

3
Thursday
7th May
12

5

5

2
Friday
8th May
12

6

6

1
Saturday
9th May
12

5

2

1
Sunday
10th May
11

5

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 5th 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 Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 7th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

12
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
45
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
kph wind from S

Edinburgh weather for Friday 8th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the east.

12
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
42
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 10th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-east.