Flotta Orkney: weather statistics and wind history

58.8377° N, 3.13045° W
18.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 7.8 m/s, gusts 9.1 m/s, no major model differences
  • Significant gusts forecast (9.1 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
  • Moderate breeze chance — 63% probability
19.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 11.3 m/s, gusts 14.3 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (11.3 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (14.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 22% probability
20.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.1 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (18.0 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 7% probability
21.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Strong wind – experience required (12.6 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (16.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
22.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.6 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Significant gusts forecast (17.4 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
23.10.2026
  • Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.8 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (23.2 m/s)
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
24.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (15.9 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Significant gusts forecast (18.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
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