Lerwick, Shetland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lerwick, Shetland is expected to be 52°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Saturday
13th Dec
52

46

1

0
Sunday
14th Dec
50

48

0

0
Monday
15th Dec
48

45

1

0
Tuesday
16th Dec
46

45

1

0
Wednesday
17th Dec
46

43

1

0

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Friday 12th December 2025 GMT

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

Lerwick, Shetland weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Lerwick, Shetland for the next 5 days.

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Saturday 13th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 52°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a moderate gale of 36 mph from the south-west.

52
°F maximum temperature
46
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
99
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
52
°F wind chill
36
mph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Sunday 14th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 50°F and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 29 mph from the south-west.

50
°F maximum temperature
48
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
0
hours of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
58
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
29
mph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Monday 15th December 2025

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 48°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a fresh breeze of 22 mph from the south-west.

48
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
broken clouds
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
0
mm of rainfall expected
41
°F wind chill
22
mph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Tuesday 16th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 46°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 42% chance of some rain and a fresh breeze of 21 mph from the south-west.

46
°F maximum temperature
45
°F minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
1
hour of sunshine
0
UV index (None)
42
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
39
°F wind chill
21
mph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Wednesday 17th December 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 46°F and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 81% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 30 mph from the south-west.