Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
1st Jan
5

1

5

0
Friday
2nd Jan
2

-1

7

0
Saturday
3rd Jan
1

-2

6

0
Sunday
4th Jan
0

-3

7

0
Monday
5th Jan
-1

-3

7

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 30th December 2025 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 1st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-3
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 3rd January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 1°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

1
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-4
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 4th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 0°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Monday 5th January 2026

Expect clear skies in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of -1°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.