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.

Sunday
11th Jan
5

1

0

0
Monday
12th Jan
9

5

4

0
Tuesday
13th Jan
8

5

0

0
Wednesday
14th Jan
7

5

3

0
Thursday
15th Jan
7

4

0

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 9th 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 Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 5°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 72% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south.

5
°C maximum temperature
1
°C minimum temperature
overcast with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
72
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
°C wind chill
34
kph wind from S

Scotland weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 45% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
4
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
45
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Tuesday 13th January 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south.

8
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
20
kph wind from S

Scotland weather for Wednesday 14th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 40% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the west.

7
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
3
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
40
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
14
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Thursday 15th January 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.