Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 8°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Sunday
15th Mar
8

4

3

1
Monday
16th Mar
9

4

4

1
Tuesday
17th Mar
11

6

1

2
Wednesday
18th Mar
10

5

7

2
Thursday
19th Mar
8

3

7

2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Sunday 15th March 2026 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 Sunday 15th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 36 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
3
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
66
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
36
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 16th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 79% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 40 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
79
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
40
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 33 kph from the south.

11
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
62
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
11
°C wind chill
33
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.

10
°C maximum temperature
5
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
7
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
6
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.