Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

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

Monday
26th Jan
4

3

1

0
Tuesday
27th Jan
4

3

0

0
Wednesday
28th Jan
6

3

0

0
Thursday
29th Jan
6

3

0

0
Friday
30th Jan
5

2

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 25th January 2026 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 26th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the south-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
55
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
-1
°C wind chill
37
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 27th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 4°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 42 kph from the south-east.

4
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
81
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
-2
°C wind chill
42
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 28th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 43 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
76
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
43
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 29th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 44 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
44
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 30th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 88% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the south-east.