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.

Tuesday
15th Sep
59

52

0

1
Wednesday
16th Sep
54

48

2

2
Thursday
17th Sep
57

52

3

2
Friday
18th Sep
57

50

2

1
Saturday
19th Sep
57

50

4

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 15th September 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 15th September 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 96% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 17 mph from the north-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
96
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
59
°F wind chill
17
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 16th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 54°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the north-west.

54
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
95
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
54
°F wind chill
21
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 17th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 87% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 22 mph from the south-west.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
87
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
22
mph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 18th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 22 mph from the west.

57
°F maximum temperature
50
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
64
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
22
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 19th September 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 24 mph from the south-west.