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.

Monday
15th Dec
8

6

2

0
Tuesday
16th Dec
7

6

5

0
Wednesday
17th Dec
9

6

2

0
Thursday
18th Dec
8

7

1

0
Friday
19th Dec
9

6

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Monday 15th December 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 Monday 15th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 24 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
24
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect scattered clouds in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the south-west.

7
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
5
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from SW

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 41 kph from the south.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
2
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
65
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
41
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Thursday 18th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south.

8
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
61
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
5
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from S

Kirkwall, Orkney weather for Friday 19th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 37 kph from the south-west.