Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 55°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
2nd Jun
55

50

0

3
Wednesday
3rd Jun
57

52

1

4
Thursday
4th Jun
57

52

2

3
Friday
5th Jun
55

50

5

4
Saturday
6th Jun
57

50

4

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 2nd 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 Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 mph from the north-east.

55
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
49
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
7
mph wind from NE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the south-east.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
38
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 4th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 11 mph from the south-east.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
11
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 5th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the west.

55
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
53
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
17
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 6th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south.