Daily Superforecast
asLast update: 07:42 local time
Wednesday, Jan 21
Wind
Weather
Waves
139°
SE
00h
24 kts
max 36 kts
7° C
2
90%
997 hpa
2.9 m
9 s
134°
SE
01h
24 kts
max 36 kts
7° C
2
92%
996 hpa
3.0 m
10 s
132°
SE
02h
24 kts
max 34 kts
7° C
1
91%
995 hpa
3.0 m
10 s
132°
SE
03h
24 kts
max 34 kts
6° C
1
90%
995 hpa
3.1 m
10 s
130°
SE
04h
25 kts
max 36 kts
6° C
0
92%
994 hpa
3.1 m
10 s
131°
SE
05h
26 kts
max 35 kts
6° C
0
90%
994 hpa
3.1 m
10 s
127°
SE
06h
25 kts
max 33 kts
0.09 mm
6° C
0
90%
993 hpa
3.2 m
10 s
126°
SE
07h
26 kts
max 34 kts
0.38 mm
5° C
-1
91%
993 hpa
3.2 m
10 s
125°
SE
08h
26 kts
max 33 kts
0.26 mm
5° C
-1
90%
992 hpa
3.3 m
10 s
125°
SE
09h
26 kts
max 36 kts
0.43 mm
5° C
-1
93%
991 hpa
3.4 m
11 s
123°
ESE
10h
26 kts
max 36 kts
0.47 mm
5° C
-1
93%
991 hpa
3.5 m
11 s
124°
SE
11h
27 kts
max 37 kts
0.52 mm
5° C
-1
94%
991 hpa
3.6 m
11 s
126°
SE
12h
28 kts
max 38 kts
0.45 mm
5° C
-2
92%
990 hpa
3.7 m
11 s
124°
SE
13h
27 kts
max 37 kts
0.11 mm
5° C
-1
92%
989 hpa
3.7 m
11 s
124°
SE
14h
28 kts
max 40 kts
0.6 mm
5° C
-1
94%
989 hpa
3.8 m
11 s
130°
SE
15h
29 kts
max 39 kts
0.09 mm
6° C
-1
92%
989 hpa
3.8 m
11 s
132°
SE
16h
27 kts
max 36 kts
0.32 mm
6° C
0
92%
990 hpa
3.8 m
11 s
129°
SE
17h
25 kts
max 34 kts
0.13 mm
6° C
0
92%
990 hpa
3.8 m
11 s
126°
SE
18h
25 kts
max 33 kts
0.22 mm
5° C
-1
92%
990 hpa
3.8 m
12 s
127°
SE
19h
26 kts
max 36 kts
0.73 mm
5° C
-1
93%
990 hpa
3.9 m
11 s
126°
SE
20h
27 kts
max 39 kts
2.1 mm
5° C
-1
94%
990 hpa
4.0 m
11 s
130°
SE
21h
28 kts
max 40 kts
0.98 mm
5° C
-1
94%
989 hpa
4.2 m
11 s
134°
SE
22h
28 kts
max 40 kts
0.67 mm
5° C
-1
94%
990 hpa
4.2 m
11 s
135°
SE
23h
28 kts
max 41 kts
0.4 mm
5° C
-1
93%
990 hpa
4.3 m
11 s
Thursday, Jan 22
Wind
Weather
Waves
135°
SE
00h
29 kts
max 42 kts
5° C
-1
93%
990 hpa
4.4 m
11 s
135°
SE
01h
30 kts
max 43 kts
5° C
-2
92%
990 hpa
4.4 m
10 s
134°
SE
02h
29 kts
max 42 kts
5° C
-2
91%
990 hpa
4.4 m
10 s
136°
SE
03h
29 kts
max 41 kts
5° C
-2
91%
990 hpa
4.4 m
10 s
134°
SE
04h
29 kts
max 40 kts
4° C
-2
91%
991 hpa
4.4 m
10 s
134°
SE
05h
29 kts
max 42 kts
4° C
-3
93%
991 hpa
4.3 m
10 s
135°
SE
06h
29 kts
max 41 kts
0.07 mm
4° C
-2
92%
992 hpa
4.3 m
10 s
135°
SE
07h
28 kts
max 41 kts
0.1 mm
4° C
-2
93%
992 hpa
4.3 m
10 s
134°
SE
08h
28 kts
max 41 kts
4° C
-2
92%
993 hpa
4.3 m
10 s
133°
SE
09h
29 kts
max 41 kts
4° C
-3
91%
993 hpa
4.2 m
10 s
134°
SE
10h
28 kts
max 40 kts
4° C
-3
90%
994 hpa
4.2 m
10 s
135°
SE
11h
28 kts
max 39 kts
4° C
-3
90%
994 hpa
4.2 m
11 s
135°
SE
12h
27 kts
max 37 kts
4° C
-3
88%
994 hpa
4.2 m
11 s
135°
SE
13h
27 kts
max 36 kts
4° C
-3
87%
994 hpa
4.1 m
12 s
134°
SE
14h
26 kts
max 35 kts
4° C
-3
87%
994 hpa
4.1 m
12 s
134°
SE
15h
26 kts
max 34 kts
4° C
-3
87%
995 hpa
4.0 m
13 s
135°
SE
16h
25 kts
max 34 kts
4° C
-3
86%
995 hpa
4.0 m
13 s
134°
SE
17h
26 kts
max 34 kts
4° C
-3
85%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
131°
SE
18h
26 kts
max 34 kts
4° C
-3
84%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
130°
SE
19h
26 kts
max 34 kts
3° C
-3
82%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
130°
SE
20h
27 kts
max 35 kts
3° C
-3
83%
995 hpa
3.9 m
12 s
130°
SE
21h
27 kts
max 35 kts
3° C
-4
82%
995 hpa
3.9 m
12 s
130°
SE
22h
28 kts
max 34 kts
3° C
-4
81%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
132°
SE
23h
27 kts
max 35 kts
3° C
-5
80%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
Friday, Jan 23
Wind
Weather
Waves
130°
SE
00h
27 kts
max 36 kts
2° C
-5
79%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
124°
SE
01h
28 kts
max 36 kts
3° C
-5
81%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
129°
SE
02h
29 kts
max 37 kts
2° C
-5
74%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
124°
SE
03h
26 kts
max 37 kts
0.18 mm
3° C
-4
89%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
124°
SE
04h
27 kts
max 39 kts
0.17 mm
2° C
-5
85%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
123°
ESE
05h
29 kts
max 37 kts
0.09 mm
2° C
-6
76%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
124°
SE
06h
29 kts
max 37 kts
2° C
-6
76%
995 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
122°
ESE
07h
29 kts
max 36 kts
2° C
-6
77%
996 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
121°
ESE
08h
29 kts
max 37 kts
2° C
-6
74%
996 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
123°
ESE
09h
29 kts
max 37 kts
2° C
-6
74%
996 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
125°
SE
10h
28 kts
max 35 kts
2° C
-5
74%
997 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
127°
SE
11h
26 kts
max 34 kts
2° C
-5
76%
997 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
127°
SE
12h
26 kts
max 37 kts
0.09 mm
3° C
-5
74%
997 hpa
4.0 m
12 s
126°
SE
13h
26 kts
max 36 kts
0.06 mm
3° C
-5
74%
998 hpa
3.9 m
12 s
126°
SE
14h
26 kts
max 33 kts
2° C
-5
74%
998 hpa
3.9 m
12 s
124°
SE
15h
24 kts
max 33 kts
0.07 mm
2° C
-5
79%
998 hpa
3.8 m
12 s
120°
ESE
16h
24 kts
max 33 kts
0.24 mm
2° C
-5
83%
998 hpa
3.8 m
11 s
118°
ESE
17h
24 kts
max 32 kts
0.19 mm
2° C
-4
83%
998 hpa
3.7 m
11 s
119°
ESE
18h
24 kts
max 31 kts
0.08 mm
2° C
-5
79%
999 hpa
3.7 m
11 s
123°
ESE
19h
24 kts
max 32 kts
0.07 mm
2° C
-5
75%
999 hpa
3.7 m
11 s
125°
SE
20h
23 kts
max 31 kts
2° C
-5
79%
999 hpa
3.6 m
10 s
114°
ESE
21h
25 kts
max 32 kts
0.37 mm
2° C
-5
84%
1000 hpa
3.6 m
10 s
112°
ESE
22h
26 kts
max 31 kts
0.18 mm
2° C
-5
77%
1000 hpa
3.6 m
10 s
114°
ESE
23h
25 kts
max 31 kts
2° C
-4
76%
1000 hpa
3.5 m
10 s
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Additional information
General
This is the wind, wave and weather Superforecast 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 or paragliding.
Superforecast
The Superforecast is based on the best high resolution weather prediction models. The Superforecast is available for Europe, North America, South Africa, Egypt and the Canary Islands. The horizontal resolution is 7 kilometers. The Superforecast is updated 4 times per day. Predictions are available in time steps of 1 hour for up to 3 days into the future. Forecast and Superforecast are based on different physical models and therefore may cause divergent predictions. Due to its higher horizontal resolution the Superforecast tends to be more accurate, especially for locations with a complex topography and local thermal effects. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.Check the Superforecast for Kirkwall Airport when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United Kingdom. Or use the Superforecast to find the wind speed today in Kirkwall Airport or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Kirkwall Airport.
Statistics
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Severe Weather Warnings
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Units
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