Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 64°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 1st August 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 Saturday 2nd August 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the south.

  • 64°F maximum temperature64
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 39% chance of some rain39
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 64°F wind chill64
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 12 mph from the South12
    mph wind from S

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 3rd August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

  • 63°F maximum temperature63
    °F maximum temperature
  • 55°F minimum temperature55
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 59% chance of some rain59
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 17 mph from the West17
    mph wind from W

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 4th August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 24 mph from the north-west.

  • 59°F maximum temperature59
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 87% chance of some rain87
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 59°F wind chill59
    °F wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 24 mph from the North-West24
    mph wind from NW

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 5th August 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 23 mph from the west.

  • 61°F maximum temperature61
    °F maximum temperature
  • 54°F minimum temperature54
    °F minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 73% chance of some rain73
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 23 mph from the West23
    mph wind from W

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 6th August 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 19 mph from the west.

  • 64°F maximum temperature64
    °F maximum temperature
  • 55°F minimum temperature55
    °F minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 4 (Moderate)4
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 33% chance of some rain33
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 64°F wind chill64
    °F wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 19 mph from the West19
    mph wind from W

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