Kirkwall: weather statistics and wind history

58.9888° N, 2.94907° W
23.10.2026
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (8.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 9% probability
24.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (22.6 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (27.5 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.3°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
25.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (29.8 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (34.3 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (12.1°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
26.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (20.3 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (26.1 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
27.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (23.3 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (32.6 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
28.10.2026
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (25.1 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (30.4 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.7°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
29.10.2026
  • Good kite forecast: wind 15.0 m/s, gusts 19.5 m/s, no major model differences
  • Strong wind – experience required (15.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (19.5 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (11.7°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 2% probability
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