Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

  • Sunday
    9th Nov
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    10th Nov
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Tuesday
    11th Nov
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Wednesday
    12th Nov
    Cloudy with some rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    13th Nov
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 9th November 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 Sunday 9th November 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 72% chance of some rain72
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 12°C wind chill12
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 24 kph from the South24
    kph wind from S

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 10th November 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South21
    kph wind from S

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 11th November 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 92% chance of some rain92
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 12th November 2025

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the north.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 86% chance of some rain86
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 33 kph from the North33
    kph wind from N

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 13th November 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the north-east.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 54% chance of some rain54
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 29 kph from the North-East29
    kph wind from NE

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