Scotland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Scotland is expected to be 4°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Scotland (Edinburgh), UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
29th Dec
4

2

1

0
Tuesday
30th Dec
2

-1

6

0
Wednesday
31st Dec
5

-1

6

0
Thursday
1st Jan
5

0

1

0
Friday
2nd Jan
2

-1

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 29th December 2025 GMT

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Scotland weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the north-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from NE

Scotland weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
11
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the west.

5
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Friday 2nd January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 2°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.