14-day forecast Updated 16:23
Thu · Today · 30 Jul
Showers
13°
12°
5.1 mm
⌄
Wind 26 mph NW
Gusts 35 mph
UV index 3 – Low
Chance of rain 77%
Sunrise 04:55
Sunset 21:41
Fri · Tomorrow · 31 Jul
Showers
13°
12°
1.7 mm
⌄
Wind 23 mph W
Gusts 33 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 67%
Sunrise 04:57
Sunset 21:38
Saturday · 1 Aug
Showers
13°
12°
2.6 mm
⌄
Wind 23 mph W
Gusts 33 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 73%
Sunrise 04:59
Sunset 21:36
Sunday · 2 Aug
Showers
13°
12°
0.5 mm
⌄
Wind 18 mph W
Gusts 25 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 45%
Sunrise 05:01
Sunset 21:34
Monday · 3 Aug
Sunny
12°
11°
9%
⌄
Wind 11 mph E
Gusts 15 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 9%
Sunrise 05:04
Sunset 21:31
Tuesday · 4 Aug
Sunny intervals
12°
12°
13%
⌄
Wind 12 mph E
Gusts 16 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 13%
Sunrise 05:06
Sunset 21:29
Wednesday · 5 Aug
Sunny
13°
12°
15%
⌄
Wind 7 mph NW
Gusts 10 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 15%
Sunrise 05:08
Sunset 21:26
Thursday · 6 Aug
Sunny
13°
12°
8%
⌄
Wind 17 mph SE
Gusts 25 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 8%
Sunrise 05:10
Sunset 21:24
Friday · 7 Aug
Drizzle
13°
12°
9.2 mm
⌄
Wind 23 mph SE
Gusts 32 mph
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 90%
Sunrise 05:13
Sunset 21:22
Saturday · 8 Aug
Showers
14°
13°
1.0 mm
⌄
Wind 20 mph SE
Gusts 29 mph
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 74%
Sunrise 05:15
Sunset 21:19
Sunday · 9 Aug
Fog
15°
14°
7.6 mm
⌄
Wind 13 mph W
Gusts 21 mph
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 92%
Sunrise 05:17
Sunset 21:16
Monday · 10 Aug
Showers
14°
14°
0.7 mm
⌄
Wind 21 mph W
Gusts 34 mph
UV index 3 – Moderate
Chance of rain 69%
Sunrise 05:19
Sunset 21:14
Tuesday · 11 Aug
Showers
13°
13°
0.6 mm
⌄
Wind 14 mph E
Gusts 21 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 59%
Sunrise 05:22
Sunset 21:11
Wednesday · 12 Aug
Sunny
13°
12°
16%
⌄
Wind 15 mph NE
Gusts 22 mph
UV index 4 – Moderate
Chance of rain 16%
Sunrise 05:24
Sunset 21:09
Conditions & indices
Air quality
Low
DAQI 1 / 10
Visibility
6 mi
Good visibility
Pollen — Kirkwall
Sunrise 04:55
Sunset 21:41
Day length 16h 46m
Moonrise 22:03
Moonset 05:55
Moon phase 🌔 Waning Gibbous
Latitude 58.9848°N
Longitude -2.9587°E
🌧️ Raining now — clearing expected at 17:15 (in 51 min)
Now +30 +60 +90 min
Rain minute by minute · UKV nowcast
Today’s index derived from today’s forecast
Drying weather
Poor
Hang the washing out
BBQ weather
Poor
Barbecue outdoors
Running weather
Poor
Go for a run
Beer garden
Poor
Drinks outside
Other places in the same county / region
Sources · Thursday 30 July
Weather data for Kirkwall from official sources
The forecast is compiled from global weather models (14-day forecast, UV, air quality, pollen and warnings) together with the UK Met Office UKV model . Data updates every hour, warnings every 15 minutes. Lat 58.9848°N, lon -2.9587°E.