Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 57°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
6th Jun
57

48

2

4
Sunday
7th Jun
59

52

6

4
Monday
8th Jun
57

50

9

4
Tuesday
9th Jun
55

50

4

4
Wednesday
10th Jun
55

48

5

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 6th 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 Saturday 6th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south-east.

57
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 7th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the south.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
72
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
59
°F wind chill
15
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 8th June 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the south-west.

57
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
9
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
9
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 9th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 9 mph from the north-west.

55
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
55
°F wind chill
9
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 10th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 13 mph from the west.