Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

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

Monday
8th Dec
8

7

0

0
Tuesday
9th Dec
10

7

0

0
Wednesday
10th Dec
9

8

0

0
Thursday
11th Dec
9

8

1

0
Friday
12th Dec
8

6

3

0

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

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The 5-day weather forecast for Scotland (Kirkwall, Orkney) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Kirkwall, Orkney weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kirkwall, Orkney for the next 5 days.

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
33
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
16
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 97% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the south-east.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
97
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
45
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 52 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
68
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
52
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
49
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
43
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.