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.

Monday
15th Dec
9

4

0

0
Tuesday
16th Dec
6

3

6

0
Wednesday
17th Dec
10

4

1

0
Thursday
18th Dec
9

6

0

0
Friday
19th Dec
8

6

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 15th 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 Monday 15th December 2025

Expect overcast skies in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
overcast skies
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-west.

10
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
71
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
32
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
23
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 23% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.