Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 57°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Friday
12th Jun
57

50

5

4
Saturday
13th Jun
57

50

3

5
Sunday
14th Jun
55

46

4

4
Monday
15th Jun
54

46

8

4
Tuesday
16th Jun
55

48

0

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 11th June 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 Friday 12th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the west.

57
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
80
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 13th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

57
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
83
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 14th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the north.

55
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 15th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the south-east.

54
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
8
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
54
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 16th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the south-east.