Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 54°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

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 54°F 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 15 mph from the south.

  • 54°F maximum temperature54
    °F maximum temperature
  • 48°F minimum temperature48
    °F 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
  • 54°F wind chill54
    °F wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 15 mph from the South15
    mph 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 52°F 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 13 mph from the south.

  • 52°F maximum temperature52
    °F maximum temperature
  • 46°F minimum temperature46
    °F 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 13 mph from the South13
    mph 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 52°F 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 11 mph from the south-west.

  • 52°F maximum temperature52
    °F maximum temperature
  • 46°F minimum temperature46
    °F 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
  • 52°F wind chill52
    °F wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 11 mph from the South-West11
    mph 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 52°F 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 21 mph from the north.

  • 52°F maximum temperature52
    °F maximum temperature
  • 43°F minimum temperature43
    °F 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
  • 52°F wind chill52
    °F wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 21 mph from the North21
    mph 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 46°F 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 18 mph from the north-east.

  • 46°F maximum temperature46
    °F maximum temperature
  • 41°F minimum temperature41
    °F 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
  • 39°F wind chill39
    °F wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 18 mph from the North-East18
    mph wind from NE

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