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Wind in Invergowrie

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:08 am (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Invergowrie is a light breeze from the southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Leuchars (EGQL), 9.6 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind12 mph from the west
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 1–8 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 10 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–7 mph · gusts 14 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 9 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–5 mph · gusts 11 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–5 mph · gusts 11 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) 53426622
Gusts 12764111445
Direction SWSWWSWSSWSWSWSSESSE
Beaufort 21212211
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) 21115523
Gusts 43338965
Direction EESEESESSESSWSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 11112211
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) 22226975
Gusts 344411151410
Direction WSWSWSWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11112322
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) 74134302
Gusts 146358614
Direction WWWWWNWNENW
Beaufort 22112101
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 919919921718519511511
AIFS 8674432
GFS 9171119112355673334
ICON 81661210186165103626
ARPEGE 916814122069———
ICON-EU 814610915714———
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 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 InvergowrieQuestions

What's the wind like today in Invergowrie?

Light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 9 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 15 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. 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 Invergowrie today

Wind near Invergowrie

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). 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 2:08 am (local time).

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