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.

Wednesday
17th Jun
59

52

1

4
Thursday
18th Jun
59

52

1

4
Friday
19th Jun
59

50

1

5
Saturday
20th Jun
59

50

10

4
Sunday
21st Jun
61

50

8

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 17th June 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 Wednesday 17th June 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 41% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
1
hour of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
41
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 18th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the south.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
9
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 19th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 83% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 12 mph from the north-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
83
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
12
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 20th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
10
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 21st June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-west.