Wind in Rosemarkie
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:43 pm (GMT)- Gusts
- 24 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 19 mph at 12:00 pm
- In knots
- 10 kn
Today the wind in Rosemarkie is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 10 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 10–19 mph · gusts 36 SW · Beaufort 5
- Thu 29 3–11 mph · gusts 23 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 17 S · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 0–8 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 2
- Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 2
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 15 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Gusts | 28 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| Direction | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Gusts | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Direction | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Gusts | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 |
| Direction | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Gusts | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 13 |
| Direction | SW | N | NE | NNE | SW | SW | SW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
High confidenceThe 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1631 | 1224 | 1223 | 1021 | 823 | 728 | 612 |
| AIFS | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| GFS | 1740 | 925 | 1015 | 913 | 816 | 717 | 53 |
| ICON | 2140 | 919 | 611 | 713 | 712 | 610 | 36 |
| ARPEGE | 1428 | 1525 | 1527 | 1019 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1936 | 1123 | 817 | 817 | 917 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | high | high | high | high |
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
The coast here faces northeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 · week peak | 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 RosemarkieQuestions
What's the wind like today in Rosemarkie?
Gentle breeze from the southwest: 11 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Wednesday 28: up to 19 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.9 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Offshore: the coast faces northeast.
More about Rosemarkie today
Wind near Rosemarkie
- Fortrose 11 mph SW · 1.0 mi
- Cromarty 10 mph SW · 6.9 mi
- Invergordon 9 mph SSW · 7.0 mi
- Dingwall 6 mph WSW · 12 mi
- Forres 7 mph SSW · 18 mi
- Findhorn 7 mph SSW · 19 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 17 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 11:43 pm (local time).
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