Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 13°C. 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 Tuesday 7th October 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 Tuesday 7th October 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 30% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south-west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 30% chance of some rain30
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 31 kph from the South-West31
    kph wind from SW

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 8th October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 69% chance of some rain69
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 37 kph from the West37
    kph wind from W

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 9th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 13°C wind chill13
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 43 kph from the West43
    kph wind from W

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 10th October 2025

Expect overcast skies in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the west.

  • 13°C maximum temperature13
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast skies
    overcast skies
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 37 kph from the West37
    kph wind from W

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 11th October 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the west.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 29 kph from the West29
    kph wind from W

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