Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
31st Mar
10

6

2

1
Wednesday
1st Apr
8

4

0

0
Thursday
2nd Apr
6

3

4

1
Friday
3rd Apr
7

3

3

1
Saturday
4th Apr
8

4

4

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 31st March 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 Tuesday 31st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 9% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

10
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
9
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
25
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 1st April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the north.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
81
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
22
kph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 2nd April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
48
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
33
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 3rd April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
66
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
34
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 4th April 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 32 kph from the south-east.