Kirkwall, Orkney weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kirkwall, Orkney is expected to be 16°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
28th Jul
16

12

2

4
Wednesday
29th Jul
17

12

10

4
Thursday
30th Jul
14

11

4

4
Friday
31st Jul
15

11

4

4
Saturday
1st Aug
15

12

3

4

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

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 89% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

16
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
89
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
16
°C wind chill
21
kph wind from SE

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 29th July 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the south-west.

17
°C maximum temperature
12
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
0
mm of rainfall expected
17
°C wind chill
26
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 30th July 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 55% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the west.

14
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
55
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
25
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 31st July 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 26 kph from the west.

15
°C maximum temperature
11
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
4
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
69
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
26
kph wind from W

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Saturday 1st August 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 70% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.