Pentland firth: weather statistics and wind history

58.7203° N, 3.10562° W
03.09.2026 (Thursday)
  • Heavy rain – dangerous conditions possible (>2)
  • Strong wind – experience required (12.3 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (16.2 m/s)
  • Wetsuit required (14.0°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
04.09.2026 (Friday)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (17.6 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (22.1 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.3 m/s) (UKMET 2 19.6 m/s vs ICON EU 14.3 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.8°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
05.09.2026 (Saturday)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.4 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (20.3 m/s)
  • Wave height – experience required (2.2 m)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.6°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 4% probability
06.09.2026 (Sunday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Significant gusts forecast (13.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
07.09.2026 (Monday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 5.1 m/s) (ECMWF 13.1 m/s vs GFS27 8.0 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (12.1 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 13% probability
08.09.2026 (Tuesday)
  • Wind too strong – unsafe conditions (16.7 m/s)
  • High gust forecast (20.3 m/s)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 9.3 m/s) (GFS27 16.7 m/s vs ICON Global 7.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.5°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
09.09.2026 (Wednesday)
  • Rain detected – challenging conditions
  • Strong wind – experience required (13.4 m/s)
  • Significant gusts forecast (15.3 m/s)
  • Low water temp – risk of hypothermia (13.4°C)
  • Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
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