Lerwick, Shetland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lerwick, Shetland is expected to be 7°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
17th Jan
7

6

2

0
Sunday
18th Jan
7

6

0

0
Monday
19th Jan
7

6

0

0
Tuesday
20th Jan
7

6

0

0
Wednesday
21st Jan
7

4

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:02 on Saturday 17th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Scotland (Lerwick, Shetland) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Lerwick, Shetland weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Lerwick, Shetland for the next 5 days.

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
48
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from S

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
89
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from SE

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the south.

7
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
65
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
33
kph wind from S

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 64% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the south-east.

7
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
64
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
36
kph wind from SE

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 44 kph from the south-east.