Mace Head wind

Mace Head is a land weather station. Readings from Met Éireann (CC BY 4.0).

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from ENE (69°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 00:30 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 00:30 Europe/Dublin). Air 9°C. 1032 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 1034 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly ENE (73°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 00:30 UTC: 11 kn from ENE (69°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-03 23:59 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (57°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 22:59 UTC: 10 kn from ENE (70°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 21:59 UTC: 8 kn from ENE (65°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 20:59 UTC: 8 kn from NE (43°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 19:59 UTC: 8 kn from NE (40°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:59 UTC: 9 kn from NE (56°), gust 10 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 9 kn from NE (36°), gust 9 kn

Position 53.326, -9.901; exposure marine. Mace Head is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Mace Head: 1.8 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Mace Head: 1.9 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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