Daily forecast
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Last update: 17:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Wednesday, Aug 13
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1010 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
04h
2 kts
max 3 kts
14° C
1009 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
07h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
1010 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
10h
7 kts
max 7 kts
14° C
1010 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
13h
7 kts
max 8 kts
13° C
1010 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1009 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
19h
6 kts
max 7 kts
1.49 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
22h
10 kts
max 14 kts
1.88 mm
15° C
1009 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
Thursday, Aug 14
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
10 kts
max 14 kts
2.18 mm
14° C
1008 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
04h
3 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1008 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
07h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
1008 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
10h
8 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
1009 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
13h
12 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
1010 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
16h
14 kts
max 19 kts
14° C
1012 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
19h
14 kts
max 19 kts
14° C
1014 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
22h
13 kts
max 18 kts
14° C
1016 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
Friday, Aug 15
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
13 kts
max 19 kts
14° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
04h
14 kts
max 20 kts
14° C
1018 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
07h
15 kts
max 22 kts
14° C
1020 hpa
0.8 m
6 s
10h
14 kts
max 19 kts
13° C
1022 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
13h
14 kts
max 18 kts
13° C
1023 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
16h
12 kts
max 16 kts
13° C
1024 hpa
0.7 m
6 s
19h
11 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
0.6 m
6 s
22h
10 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
Saturday, Aug 16
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
9 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
04h
10 kts
max 12 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
07h
9 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
10h
11 kts
max 13 kts
13° C
1026 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
13h
11 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
16h
11 kts
max 15 kts
13° C
1025 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
19h
11 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
1025 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
22h
11 kts
max 14 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
Sunday, Aug 17
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
10 kts
max 13 kts
14° C
1024 hpa
0.5 m
8 s
04h
9 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
07h
6 kts
max 7 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
10h
5 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
13h
3 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
8 s
16h
4 kts
max 4 kts
15° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
19h
5 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
22h
5 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.4 m
7 s
Monday, Aug 18
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1023 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
04h
4 kts
max 4 kts
14° C
1022 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
14° C
1022 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
10h
6 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
1022 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
13h
5 kts
max 5 kts
15° C
1022 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
16h
6 kts
max 6 kts
15° C
1021 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
19h
8 kts
max 9 kts
15° C
1021 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
22h
9 kts
max 10 kts
14° C
1021 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
Tuesday, Aug 19
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
5 kts
max 6 kts
14° C
1020 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
04h
7 kts
max 7 kts
14° C
1019 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
07h
9 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
10h
11 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1019 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
13h
10 kts
max 11 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
16h
14 kts
max 14 kts
13° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
19h
13 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
6 s
22h
13 kts
max 14 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
Wednesday, Aug 20
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
13 kts
max 13 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.5 m
7 s
04h
12 kts
max 12 kts
11° C
1017 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
07h
12 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.6 m
7 s
10h
11 kts
max 12 kts
11° C
1018 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
13h
10 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
16h
9 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.7 m
7 s
19h
8 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
22h
8 kts
max 9 kts
12° C
1016 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
Thursday, Aug 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
8 kts
max 8 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
04h
10 kts
max 10 kts
11° C
1015 hpa
0.8 m
7 s
07h
11 kts
max 12 kts
11° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
10h
13 kts
max 13 kts
11° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
13h
11 kts
max 11 kts
11° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
16h
12 kts
max 12 kts
12° C
1015 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
19h
10 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
22h
8 kts
max 8 kts
12° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
Friday, Aug 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
01h
7 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
04h
6 kts
max 7 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
07h
4 kts
max 5 kts
11° C
1016 hpa
0.9 m
7 s
10h
7 kts
max 7 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.9 m
8 s
13h
7 kts
max 8 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
16h
9 kts
max 10 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
19h
11 kts
max 11 kts
12° C
1017 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
22h
8 kts
max 8 kts
12° C
1018 hpa
0.8 m
8 s
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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Kirkwall Airport in Scotland, United Kingdom. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.
Forecast
This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 12:00 AM British Summer Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.Check the wind forecast for Kirkwall Airport when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United Kingdom. Or use our wind forecast to find the wind speed today in Kirkwall Airport or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Kirkwall Airport.
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