Scotland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Scotland is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Scotland (Edinburgh), UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
28th Jul
23

15

2

4
Wednesday
29th Jul
20

13

0

3
Thursday
30th Jul
17

10

8

4
Friday
31st Jul
17

9

6

3
Saturday
1st Aug
17

11

8

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 28th July 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 Tuesday 28th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 51% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.

23
°C maximum temperature
15
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
51
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
23
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Wednesday 29th July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

20
°C maximum temperature
13
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
20
°C wind chill
18
kph wind from SW

Scotland weather for Thursday 30th July 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 60% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

17
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
sunshine and showers
8
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
60
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
25
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Friday 31st July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

17
°C maximum temperature
9
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
6
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
53
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
23
kph wind from W

Scotland weather for Saturday 1st August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.