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Wind in Gauldry

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:23 am (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 8 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Gauldry is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Leuchars (EGQL), 6.0 mi away · 33 min ago

Wind12 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, Thu 29 2–8 mph · gusts 13 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 9 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 3–10 mph · gusts 15 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 14 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 9 W · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–5 mph · gusts 11 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–5 mph · gusts 11 W · 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) 77647633
Gusts 121095121344
Direction SWSSWSWSSWSWSWSSSE
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) 23225554
Gusts 33327786
Direction SSESSESSESSSWSSWSWSW
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) 333481086
Gusts 445511151411
Direction SWSSWSWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11122332
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 73426321
Gusts 1457512933
Direction WWSWSSESSWWSWWNWSW
Beaufort 21212111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 919919921718519511511
AIFS 8674432
GFS 9171119112355673334
ICON 11207111219919593646
ARPEGE 12176121117711———
ICON-EU 813691015714———
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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.

On Saturday 31, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in GauldryQuestions

What's the wind like today in Gauldry?

Gentle breeze from the southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 10 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 15 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Gauldry today

Wind near Gauldry

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). 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 1:23 am (local time).

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