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.

Saturday
25th Jul
59

54

4

4
Sunday
26th Jul
57

54

9

4
Monday
27th Jul
61

52

3

2
Tuesday
28th Jul
63

55

4

3
Wednesday
29th Jul
63

57

1

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 25th 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 Saturday 25th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 25 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
20
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
59
°F wind chill
25
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 26th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the north-west.

57
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
9
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 27th July 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

61
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
61
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 28th 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 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the south-west.

63
°F maximum temperature
55
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
61
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
63
°F wind chill
10
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 29th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the south.