Scotland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Scotland is expected to be 0°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Scotland (Edinburgh), UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
5th Jan
0

-3

7

0
Tuesday
6th Jan
4

-2

2

0
Wednesday
7th Jan
2

-1

0

0
Thursday
8th Jan
3

0

5

0
Friday
9th Jan
2

-1

3

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 4th January 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 Monday 5th January 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 0°C and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 cm of snow expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

0
°C maximum temperature
-3
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
cm of snow expected
-4
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Tuesday 6th January 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of sleet/snow expected with 67% chance of some sleet or snow and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

4
°C maximum temperature
-2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
67
% chance of some sleet or snow
<2
mm of sleet/snow expected
-1
°C wind chill
19
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Wednesday 7th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 2°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the west.

2
°C maximum temperature
-1
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 3°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

3
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Friday 9th 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 light breeze of 12 kph from the west.