Lerwick, Shetland weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Lerwick, Shetland is expected to be 10°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
17th Mar
10

7

2

1
Wednesday
18th Mar
9

6

4

1
Thursday
19th Mar
8

4

4

1
Friday
20th Mar
8

4

6

2
Saturday
21st Mar
7

4

2

1

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 17th March 2026 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 Tuesday 17th March 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 10°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 62% chance of some rain and a strong breeze of 51 kph from the south.

10
°C maximum temperature
7
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with light rain
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
62
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
51
kph wind from S

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Wednesday 18th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a strong breeze of 45 kph from the south-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
6
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
45
kph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Thursday 19th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 27 kph from the west.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
4
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
4
°C wind chill
27
kph wind from W

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Friday 20th March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 8°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 28 kph from the south-west.

8
°C maximum temperature
4
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
6
hours of sunshine
2
UV index (Low)
0
mm of rainfall expected
3
°C wind chill
28
kph wind from SW

Lerwick, Shetland weather for Saturday 21st March 2026

Expect broken clouds in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland with a maximum temperature of 7°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 24 kph from the south-west.