Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 48°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
26th Feb
48

41

3

0
Friday
27th Feb
45

37

3

1
Saturday
28th Feb
45

37

10

1
Sunday
1st Mar
48

39

2

0
Monday
2nd Mar
48

41

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 25th 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 26th February 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south-west.

48
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
75
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 27th February 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 45°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
37
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
16
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 28th February 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 45°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the south.

45
°F maximum temperature
37
°F minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
18
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 1st March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the south.

48
°F maximum temperature
39
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
41
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
18
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 2nd March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south.