Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 61°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
28th Jul
61

54

2

4
Wednesday
29th Jul
63

54

10

4
Thursday
30th Jul
57

52

4

4
Friday
31st Jul
59

52

4

4
Saturday
1st Aug
59

54

3

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 28th 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 Tuesday 28th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the south-east.

61
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
89
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
61
°F wind chill
13
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 29th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 63°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the south-west.

63
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
63
°F wind chill
16
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 30th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the west.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 31st July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the west.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
16
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 1st August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the south-west.