Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 64°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Friday
14th Aug
64

55

3

3
Saturday
15th Aug
61

54

4

3
Sunday
16th Aug
59

52

1

2
Monday
17th Aug
57

52

0

2
Tuesday
18th Aug
61

54

3

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 14th August 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 Friday 14th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 5% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 15 mph from the west.

64
°F maximum temperature
55
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
5
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
64
°F wind chill
15
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 15th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the west.

61
°F maximum temperature
54
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
39
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
14
mph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 16th August 2026

Expect overcast skies in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 59°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the north-west.

59
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
overcast skies
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
7
mph wind from NW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 17th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 57°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 14 mph from the south-east.

57
°F maximum temperature
52
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
48
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
57
°F wind chill
14
mph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 61°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 16 mph from the east.