Scotland weather live forecast

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

  • Friday
    5th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    6th Dec
    Broken clouds
  • Sunday
    7th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Monday
    8th Dec
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Tuesday
    9th Dec
    Overcast with light rain (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 5th December 2025 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.

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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 5th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 6°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the south-east.

  • 6°C maximum temperature6
    °C maximum temperature
  • 2°C minimum temperature2
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 2°C wind chill2
    °C wind chill
  • Fresh breeze of 30 kph from the South-East30
    kph wind from SE

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Scotland weather for Saturday 6th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 5°C minimum temperature5
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 2 hours of bright sunshine2
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 4°C wind chill4
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South-East22
    kph wind from SE

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Scotland weather for Sunday 7th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 73% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

  • 8°C maximum temperature8
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 73% chance of some rain73
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-West17
    kph wind from SW

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Scotland weather for Monday 8th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 39% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 39% chance of some rain39
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 6°C wind chill6
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South-West20
    kph wind from SW

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Scotland weather for Tuesday 9th December 2025

Expect overcast with light rain in Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 68% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 8°C minimum temperature8
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 68% chance of some rain68
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 11°C wind chill11
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 22 kph from the South22
    kph wind from S

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