Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
12th Sep
16

10

4

2
Sunday
13th Sep
13

10

4

2
Monday
14th Sep
16

12

0

2
Tuesday
15th Sep
15

11

3

2
Wednesday
16th Sep
13

10

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 10th September 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 Saturday 12th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 38 kph from the south.

16
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
68
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
38
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 13th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

13
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 14th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south.

16
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 15th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north-west.

15
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
90
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 16th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.