Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Thursday
11th Jun
14

10

2

4
Friday
12th Jun
15

11

4

5
Saturday
13th Jun
13

10

2

3
Sunday
14th Jun
14

10

3

5
Monday
15th Jun
13

10

0

3

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 10th June 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 Thursday 11th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

14
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
60
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
21
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 12th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the west.

15
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
48
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
15
°C wind chill
34
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 13th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the west.

13
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
52
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
35
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 14th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the north.

14
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
29
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
23
kph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 15th June 2026

Expect overcast skies in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.