Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
19th Feb
5

3

0

0
Friday
20th Feb
6

3

1

1
Saturday
21st Feb
7

4

3

1
Sunday
22nd Feb
7

4

4

1
Monday
23rd Feb
7

4

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Wednesday 18th February 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 Thursday 19th February 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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
35
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
34
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 20th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 21st February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light 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 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
64
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 22nd February 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
65
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 23rd February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.