Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 54°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
26th Oct
54

46

2

1
Tuesday
27th Oct
55

45

1

1
Wednesday
28th Oct
52

45

2

1
Thursday
29th Oct
54

48

2

1
Friday
30th Oct
54

48

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 25th October 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 Monday 26th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 31 mph from the west.

54
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
94
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
31
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 27th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 90% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 33 mph from the south.

55
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
90
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
33
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 28th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 52°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the west.

52
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
74
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
27
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 29th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the south.

54
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
54
°F wind chill
13
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 30th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south.