Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 50°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
25th Oct
50

45

2

0
Monday
26th Oct
50

46

4

1
Tuesday
27th Oct
55

46

2

1
Wednesday
28th Oct
52

46

3

0
Thursday
29th Oct
54

48

5

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 24th October 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 Sunday 25th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a fresh gale of 39 mph from the north-west.

50
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
39
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 26th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 93% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 34 mph from the west.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
93
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
34
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 27th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 91% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 32 mph from the south.

55
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
91
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
55
°F wind chill
32
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 28th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 52°F and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 29 mph from the west.

52
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
71
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
29
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 29th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 19 mph from the south.