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.

Friday
28th Aug
61

55

0

2
Saturday
29th Aug
59

54

2

3
Sunday
30th Aug
57

54

3

3
Monday
31st Aug
59

54

3

1
Tuesday
1st Sep
59

52

4

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 28th August 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 28th August 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the north.

61
°F maximum temperature
55
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
82
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
61
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 29th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 17% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the north.

59
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
17
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 30th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the east.

57
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
mph wind from E

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 31st August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the east.

59
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
71
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
mph wind from E

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 1st September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the west.