Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Friday
8th May
14

8

1

2
Saturday
9th May
9

5

6

2
Sunday
10th May
13

4

6

2
Monday
11th May
9

3

8

2
Tuesday
12th May
13

4

5

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 8th 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 Friday 8th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

14
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
14
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 9th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 16% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
16
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
17
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 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

13
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
33
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
13
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Monday 11th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north.

9
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
7
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from N

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 12th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°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.