Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 52°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Monday
2nd Nov
52

46

1

0
Tuesday
3rd Nov
50

48

1

0
Wednesday
4th Nov
50

46

0

0
Thursday
5th Nov
48

45

1

0
Friday
6th Nov
48

45

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 2nd 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 Monday 2nd November 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 52°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 2% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 8 mph from the north-west.

52
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
2
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
8
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 mph from the south.

50
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
4
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 4th November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 mph from the south-west.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
48
°F wind chill
4
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 5th November 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 4 mph from the south-east.

48
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
48
°F wind chill
4
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 6th November 2026

Expect overcast skies 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 a light breeze of 4 mph from the south.