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
29th Jan
5

2

2

0
Friday
30th Jan
4

2

0

0
Saturday
31st Jan
6

4

0

0
Sunday
1st Feb
7

4

0

0
Monday
2nd Feb
6

4

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 29th January 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 Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 7% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the east.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
7
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Saturday 31st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the east.

6
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
44
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from E

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 1st February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
58
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from S

Edinburgh weather for Monday 2nd February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 47% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the east.