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.

Friday
23rd Oct
50

45

0

0
Saturday
24th Oct
50

45

0

0
Sunday
25th Oct
50

46

1

0
Monday
26th Oct
50

46

3

1
Tuesday
27th Oct
52

46

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Thursday 22nd 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 Friday 23rd October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°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 12 mph from the south.

50
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 24th October 2026

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 94% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 34 mph from the south.

50
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
34
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 25th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 94% chance of some rain and a fresh gale of 40 mph from the west.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
94
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
40
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 26th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 29 mph from the west.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
86
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
43
°F wind chill
29
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 52°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 26 mph from the west.