Lerwick, Shetland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lerwick, Shetland is expected to be 6°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
28th Dec
6

3

1

0
Monday
29th Dec
6

2

3

0
Tuesday
30th Dec
5

2

1

0
Wednesday
31st Dec
6

3

1

0
Thursday
1st Jan
6

5

2

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Saturday 27th December 2025 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 Sunday 28th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from NW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Monday 29th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the north.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from N

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Tuesday 30th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the north-west.

5
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
33
kph wind from NW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Wednesday 31st December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the north-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
66
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
1
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from NW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Thursday 1st January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the north-west.