Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

  • Sunday
    7th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    8th Dec
    Sunshine and showers (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Tuesday
    9th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    10th Dec
    Broken clouds
  • Thursday
    11th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Saturday 6th 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 Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 86% chance of some rain86
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the West24
    kph wind from W

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Edinburgh weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 30% chance of some rain30
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 23 kph from the South-West23
    kph wind from SW

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Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-west.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 32 kph from the South-West32
    kph wind from SW

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Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect broken clouds 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 fresh breeze of 33 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 33 kph from the South-West33
    kph wind from SW

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Edinburgh weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 45% chance of some rain45
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the South-West24
    kph wind from SW

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