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
1st Jul
61

52

4

4
Thursday
2nd Jul
59

52

6

5
Friday
3rd Jul
63

52

5

3
Saturday
4th Jul
63

54

1

3
Sunday
5th Jul
59

54

0

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 1st 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 1st July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the south-east.

61
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
99
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 2nd July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the north-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
24
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
27
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 3rd July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

63
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
51
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 4th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 57% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

63
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
57
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
63
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 5th July 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.