Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 59°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
25th May
59

50

1

UV4
Tuesday
26th May
55

46

7

UV5
Wednesday
27th May
54

45

4

UV5
Thursday
28th May
57

46

11

UV6
Friday
29th May
57

48

0

UV4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 25th May 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 Monday 25th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 7% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
UV4
UV index (Moderate)
7
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 26th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the west.

55
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
7
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 27th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-east.

54
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
UV5
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 28th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 11 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the south-east.

57
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
scattered clouds
11
hours of sunshine
UV6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 29th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 54% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the west.