- Good kite forecast: wind 5.6 m/s, gusts 7.3 m/s, no major model differences
- Light wind – experience required (5.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (7.3 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 (> 6.2 m/s) (GFS27 10.0 m/s vs UKMET 2 3.8 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (10.7 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 2% 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 (10.6 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (12.7 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability
- Models wind forecasts diverge significantly (> 7.2 m/s) (ECMWF 12.3 m/s vs ICON EU 5.1 m/s)
- Strong wind – experience required (12.0 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.1 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 0% probability
- Rain detected – challenging conditions
- Strong wind – experience required (11.9 m/s)
- Significant gusts forecast (15.0 m/s)
- Unlikely breeze — 1% probability