- Good kite forecast: wind 5.1 m/s, gusts 7.1 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 10% probability
- Wind too light – not suitable (3.5 m/s)
- Low breeze chance — 47% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.3 m/s) (GFS27 9.9 m/s vs UKMET 2 3.7 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.8 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 3% probability
- Good kite forecast: wind 9.4 m/s, gusts 10.2 m/s, no major model differences
- Significant gusts forecast (10.2 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 6% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.6 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 6.5 m/s) (ECMWF 12.4 m/s vs ICON EU 5.9 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.1 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability