Scotland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Scotland is expected to be 5°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Scotland (Edinburgh), UK for more weather parameters.

Friday
16th Jan
5

1

4

0
Saturday
17th Jan
6

2

0

0
Sunday
18th Jan
6

2

5

0
Monday
19th Jan
6

3

1

0
Tuesday
20th Jan
6

3

4

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Thursday 15th January 2026 GMT

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Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Scotland for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Edinburgh and may not represent the whole of Scotland. Browse more destinations in Scotland to view more weather forecasts.

Scotland weather for Friday 16th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 20% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south-east.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
20
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
7
kph wind from SE

Scotland weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
29
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Scotland weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

6
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
9
kph wind from SE

Scotland weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south.

6
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
8
kph wind from S

Scotland weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 33% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the east.