Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 50°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
9th Dec
50

45

0

0
Wednesday
10th Dec
48

46

0

0
Thursday
11th Dec
50

46

0

0
Friday
12th Dec
46

45

0

0
Saturday
13th Dec
46

45

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 8th December 2025 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 9th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the south-east.

50
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
27
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 10th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 32 mph from the south-west.

48
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
75
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
32
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 11th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 23 mph from the south.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
45
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
23
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 12th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 46°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south.

46
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
51
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
16
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 13th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 46°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 19 mph from the south-west.