Edinburgh weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Edinburgh is expected to be 17°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Edinburgh, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
17th Aug
17

11

1

1
Tuesday
18th Aug
17

13

3

4
Wednesday
19th Aug
17

12

7

3
Thursday
20th Aug
16

11

4

3
Friday
21st Aug
14

9

3

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 17th August 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 Monday 17th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.

17
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
98
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 15% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.

17
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
15
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from W

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 19th August 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
7
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
70
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the north-east.

16
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from NE

Edinburgh weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 12 kph from the north-east.