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Wind in Carnoustie

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:46 pm (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 6 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
19 mph at 6:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 33 mph today

Today the wind in Carnoustie is a light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 6:00 am with gusts of 33 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Leuchars (EGQL), 11 mi away · 56 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Wed 28 7–19 mph · gusts 33 SW · Beaufort 5
  • Thu 29 2–8 mph · gusts 15 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–6 mph · gusts 11 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 4–10 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–5 mph · gusts 10 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–6 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 161519141613129
Gusts 2727322529252119
Direction SWSWSWWSWWSWWSWSWSW
Beaufort 44544433
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67647523
Gusts 1313139141267
Direction SWSWWSWSSWSWSSWSSWS
Beaufort 22222211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33444664
Gusts 77779111110
Direction SSWSSWSSWSWSSWSSWSWSW
Beaufort 11112222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 545481088
Gusts 10911914181716
Direction WSWSWWSWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 22223333
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 183511189171121721820613
AIFS 1810910665
GFS 2643101711221319697856
ICON 2136112071112199195936
ARPEGE 2840152110131014———
ICON-EU 19338156111119615——
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in CarnoustieQuestions

What's the wind like today in Carnoustie?

Light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 6:00 am with gusts of 33 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 19 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.9 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Carnoustie today

Wind near Carnoustie

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 7.8 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:46 pm (local time).

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