Scotland weather live forecast

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

Tuesday
7th Apr
17

3

9

3
Wednesday
8th Apr
16

9

2

2
Thursday
9th Apr
11

6

8

2
Friday
10th Apr
13

5

0

2
Saturday
11th Apr
15

6

6

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 6th April 2026 GMT

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Scotland for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Edinburgh and may not represent the whole of Scotland. Browse more destinations in Scotland to view more weather forecasts.

Scotland weather for Tuesday 7th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the east.

17
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from E

Scotland weather for Wednesday 8th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south-west.

16
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
15
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Thursday 9th April 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

11
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Friday 10th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.

13
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
24
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Saturday 11th April 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 34% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.