Wind in Rackwick
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:59 am (GMT)- Gusts
- 19 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 2 · light breeze
- Today's peak
- 12 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 6 kn
Today the wind in Rackwick is a light breeze from the south: 6 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 29 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 16 mph from the south, with gusts of 37 mph.
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 6–12 mph · gusts 29 S · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 4–16 mph · gusts 37 S · Beaufort 4
- Sat 31 0–10 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 5–13 mph · gusts 27 WNW · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 2–8 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 0–4 mph · gusts 11 S · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 16 WSW · Beaufort 3
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) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Gusts | 29 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Direction | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 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) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Gusts | 23 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Gusts | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Direction | NW | N | NE | E | SE | SE | W | NW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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) | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Gusts | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| Direction | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | NW | NW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1729 | 1321 | 1624 | 1432 | 1440 | 515 | 916 |
| AIFS | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 |
| GFS | 2128 | 1518 | 1719 | 2326 | 2123 | 66 | 55 |
| ICON | 1324 | 1522 | 914 | 1219 | 1015 | 814 | 610 |
| ARPEGE | 1526 | 1425 | 1830 | 1528 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1229 | 1637 | 1021 | 1327 | 819 | — | — |
| Confidence | medium | high | medium | high | medium | 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 south: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Friday 30, from the south: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light air | 1–3 | Ripples, no foam |
| 2 | Light breeze · today | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze | 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 |
Questions about the wind in RackwickQuestions
What's the wind like today in Rackwick?
Light breeze from the south: 7 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 29 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Friday 30: up to 16 mph from the south, with gusts of 37 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.8 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 37 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.
More about Rackwick today
Wind near Rackwick
- Stromness 5 mph SSE · 7.1 mi
- Saint Margaret's Hope 7 mph S · 16 mi
- Kirkwall 7 mph S · 17 mi
- Castletown 7 mph S · 19 mi
- Ackergill 11 mph S · 30 mi
- Pierowall 8 mph S · 34 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, 9.4 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 10:59 am (local time).
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