Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 45°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
16th Dec
45

41

6

0
Wednesday
17th Dec
48

43

1

0
Thursday
18th Dec
46

43

0

0
Friday
19th Dec
48

43

2

0
Saturday
20th Dec
48

45

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 16th December 2025 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 16th December 2025

Expect clear skies in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 45°F and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the south-west.

45
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
clear skies
6
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
37
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 25 mph from the south.

48
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
25
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 46°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 44% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 20 mph from the south.

46
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
44
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
20
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 25 mph from the south-west.

48
°F maximum temperature
43
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
25
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 20th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 19 mph from the south.