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Roaches Point wind

Roaches Point is a land weather station near Cobh. Readings from Met Éireann (CC BY 4.0).

Latest observation

Now 11 kn from NE (34°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 00:31 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 00:31 Europe/Dublin). Air 9°C. 1028 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 8 kn, 1058 readings, gust 17 kn, peak mean 15 kn, mostly NNE (25°).

Recent readings

Position 51.793, -8.244; exposure marine. Roaches Point 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 Roaches Point: 2.0 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 Roaches Point: 2.1 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

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