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.

Tuesday
5th May
9

4

4

3
Wednesday
6th May
10

3

3

3
Thursday
7th May
13

5

1

3
Friday
8th May
13

5

5

3
Saturday
9th May
14

3

10

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 4th 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 Tuesday 5th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the north-east.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 6th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 36% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the east.

10
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
36
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
15
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 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south.

13
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
50
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
13
°C wind chill
17
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 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the east.

13
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
50
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.