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Wind in Lundin Links

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:07 am (GMT)
Now · from the west-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Lundin Links is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 2 mph to 9 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), 12 mi away · 17 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, Thu 29 2–9 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–7 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–10 mph · gusts 20 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–3 mph · gusts 8 NNW · Beaufort 1
  • 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) 99757532
Gusts 19171712131299
Direction SWSWWSWSSWSSWSSWSSSE
Beaufort 33222211
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) 44437676
Gusts 111110812131513
Direction SSESSESSSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 22212222
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) 3336101098
Gusts 11781419182019
Direction SWSSWSWWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11123333
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) 82542213
Gusts 17810116545
Direction WNWESEENEESSSWNW
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 11171119132556663334
ICON 8178141017815483635
ARPEGE 8149121014913———
ICON-EU 919715112081738——
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-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Saturday 31, from the 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 Lundin LinksQuestions

What's the wind like today in Lundin Links?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 10 mph from the 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 0.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces south.

More about Lundin Links today

Wind near Lundin Links

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 6:07 am (local time).

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