Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 61°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Wednesday
8th Jul
61

52

1

3
Thursday
9th Jul
64

54

3

4
Friday
10th Jul
61

52

3

2
Saturday
11th Jul
61

50

8

5
Sunday
12th Jul
61

50

10

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 7th July 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 Wednesday 8th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 5% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

61
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
5
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 9th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south.

64
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
64
°F wind chill
7
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 10th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the north-west.

61
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
38
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 11th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the east.

61
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
7
mph wind from E

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 12th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south-east.