Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 48°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
24th Oct
48

41

0

0
Sunday
25th Oct
50

45

0

0
Monday
26th Oct
50

46

4

1
Tuesday
27th Oct
55

48

0

1
Wednesday
28th Oct
52

46

4

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 23rd October 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 24th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 32 mph from the south-east.

48
°F maximum temperature
41
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
98
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
32
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 25th October 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 36 mph from the north-west.

50
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
cloudy with some rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
95
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
36
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 26th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 84% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 32 mph from the west.

50
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
84
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
32
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 27th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 55°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 92% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 30 mph from the south.

55
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
92
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
55
°F wind chill
30
mph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 28th October 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 52°F, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 95% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 27 mph from the west.