Edinburgh weather live forecast

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

Sunday
15th Mar
6

3

3

2
Monday
16th Mar
9

4

3

1
Tuesday
17th Mar
11

9

4

1
Wednesday
18th Mar
11

5

3

2
Thursday
19th Mar
9

3

7

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 15th March 2026 GMT

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

Edinburgh weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Edinburgh for the next 5 days.

Edinburgh weather for Sunday 15th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the south-west.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
40
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
2
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Monday 16th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 29 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
60
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
29
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 35 kph from the south-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
35
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from SW

Edinburgh weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Edinburgh, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.