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Wind in Kirkton of Largo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:12 am (GMT)
Now · from the west-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Kirkton of Largo is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Leuchars (EGQL), 11 mi away · 22 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 2–10 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–8 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 20 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–9 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–4 mph · gusts 9 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 8 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 0–3 mph · gusts 9 WNW · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 109967532
Gusts 19181813131299
Direction SWSWWSWSWSSWSSWSSWSSE
Beaufort 33322211
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) 55547776
Gusts 111111913131513
Direction SSESSSSWSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 22222222
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) 434711111110
Gusts 11891520192020
Direction WSWSWWSWWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 21223333
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) 93653203
Gusts 181010118335
Direction WNWESENENESESSWWNW
Beaufort 31221101
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 9188178166204126839
AIFS 7796433
GFS 1117919112556564344
ICON 8178141017815483635
ARPEGE 8149121014913———
ICON-EU 1019815112091849——
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 west-southwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the west-southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 · week peak 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

Questions about the wind in Kirkton of LargoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kirkton of Largo?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 11 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Kirkton of Largo today

Wind near Kirkton of Largo

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, 15 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 7:12 am (local time).

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