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Wind in Rosyth

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:35 pm (GMT)
Now · from the west-southwest 8 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 39 mph today

Today the wind in Rosyth is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 39 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Edinburgh (EGPH), 6.6 mi away · 15 min ago

Wind12 mph from the 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 8–18 mph · gusts 39 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 22 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–5 mph · gusts 9 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) 141417141613129
Gusts 3431382733282219
Direction SWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 44444433
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) 86635761
Gusts 181515111217136
Direction WSWWSWWWSWSWSWSSWESE
Beaufort 32212220
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) 32116754
Gusts 634611151311
Direction ENEENESSWWSWSWWSWW
Beaufort 11012222
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) 323491099
Gusts 1111101118221921
Direction WWSWWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11123333
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1835816102091752451359
AIFS 17778424
GFS 234310229241022565437
ICON 213891681410178155924
ARPEGE 2846101712181116———
ICON-EU 18399198171122721——
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.

The coast here faces south. 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 · week peak 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 RosythQuestions

What's the wind like today in Rosyth?

Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 39 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 18 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 39 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Rosyth today

Wind near Rosyth

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, 7.7 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 11:35 pm (local time).

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