Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 48°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
8th Nov
48

45

0

0
Monday
9th Nov
48

43

0

0
Tuesday
10th Nov
48

43

2

0
Wednesday
11th Nov
45

41

1

0
Thursday
12th Nov
45

41

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 8th November 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 Sunday 8th November 2026

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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south.

48
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
24
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
46
°F wind chill
6
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 9th November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 3 mph from the west.

48
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
46
°F wind chill
3
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 10th November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 24% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 6 mph from the west.

48
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
24
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
45
°F wind chill
6
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 11th November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 45°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 22 mph from the north-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
64
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
36
°F wind chill
22
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 12th November 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 45°F and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the north.