Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 59°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
4th Jul
59

48

2

3
Sunday
5th Jul
59

52

2

2
Monday
6th Jul
61

52

0

1
Tuesday
7th Jul
57

50

4

6
Wednesday
8th Jul
61

52

1

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 4th July 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 Saturday 4th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 18 mph from the south-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
18
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 5th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 10 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
51
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
10
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 6th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 12 mph from the north-east.

61
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
72
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
61
°F wind chill
12
mph wind from NE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 7th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the north.

57
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
44
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
13
mph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 8th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 31% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the west.