Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
27th Dec
7

4

2

0
Sunday
28th Dec
6

3

3

0
Monday
29th Dec
7

4

1

0
Tuesday
30th Dec
7

4

1

0
Wednesday
31st Dec
6

5

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Saturday 27th December 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 Saturday 27th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from NE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
15
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-west.