Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 9°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

  • Wednesday
    29th Oct
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Thursday
    30th Oct
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    31st Oct
    Sunshine and showers (5-10 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    1st Nov
    Mostly cloudy with light rain (2-5 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Sunday
    2nd Nov
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Wednesday 29th October 2025 GMT

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

Kirkwall, Orkney weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kirkwall, Orkney for the next 5 days.

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 29th October 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the north-east.

  • 9°C maximum temperature9
    °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)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 28 kph from the North-East28
    kph wind from NE

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 30th October 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 48 kph from the south-east.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 55% chance of some rain55
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 5°C wind chill5
    °C wind chill
  • Strong breeze of 48 kph from the South-East48
    kph wind from SE

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 31st October 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 38% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 50 kph from the south.

  • 12°C maximum temperature12
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 38% chance of some rain38
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Strong breeze of 50 kph from the South50
    kph wind from S

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 1st November 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 56% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 34 kph from the south.

  • 11°C maximum temperature11
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • No UV (maximum) index0
    UV index (None)
  • 56% chance of some rain56
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 34 kph from the South34
    kph wind from S

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Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 2nd November 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 30 kph from the south-west.

  • 10°C maximum temperature10
    °C maximum temperature
  • 7°C minimum temperature7
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 1 (Low)1
    UV index (Low)
  • 62% chance of some rain62
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Fresh breeze of 30 kph from the South-West30
    kph wind from SW

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