Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 14°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
13th Jun
14

10

4

4
Sunday
14th Jun
13

8

5

3
Monday
15th Jun
12

8

3

4
Tuesday
16th Jun
13

8

0

5
Wednesday
17th Jun
15

10

5

4

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 13th June 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 Saturday 13th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 23 kph from the west.

14
°C maximum temperature
10
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
80
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
23
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Sunday 14th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 1% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the north.

13
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
5
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
1
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
27
kph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Monday 15th June 2026

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

12
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
17
kph wind from N

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 16th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 31 kph from the south-east.

13
°C maximum temperature
8
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
67
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
13
°C wind chill
31
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 17th June 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 66% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the west.