Malin Head wind

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

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from E (101°), gusting 15 kn, 2026-11-04 23:30 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 23:30 Europe/Dublin). Air 11°C. 1032 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 10 kn, 982 readings, gust 20 kn, peak mean 19 kn, mostly ESE (108°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Malin Head reported 7764 readings, mean 11 kn, strongest mean wind 39 kn, strongest gust 46 kn, mostly from SSE (159°).

What it reports

Malin Head reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, every 20 min.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:30 UTC: 14 kn from E (101°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 22:59 UTC: 14 kn from ESE (105°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 21:30 UTC: 14 kn from E (95°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 20:59 UTC: 11 kn from E (81°), gust 14 kn
2026-11-04 19:59 UTC: 3 kn from NNE (32°), gust 3 kn
2026-11-04 18:59 UTC: 6 kn from SE (133°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-04 17:30 UTC: 7 kn from ESE (117°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-04 16:59 UTC: 11 kn from E (90°), gust 13 kn

Position 55.372, -7.339; exposure marine. Malin 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 Malin Head: 2.9 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 Malin Head: 3.3 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Malin Head

Derry/City Arpt, 20.7 nm away