Sherkin Island wind

Sherkin Island is a land weather station. Readings from Met Éireann (CC BY 4.0).

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from NE (34°), gusting 17 kn, 2026-11-04 23:31 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 23:31 Europe/Dublin). Air 10°C. 1025 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 14 kn, 1006 readings, gust 24 kn, peak mean 22 kn, mostly NE (45°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Sherkin Island reported 7922 readings, mean 12 kn, strongest mean wind 26 kn, strongest gust 31 kn, mostly from E (90°).

What it reports

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

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:31 UTC: 14 kn from NE (34°), gust 17 kn
2026-11-04 22:59 UTC: 12 kn from NE (37°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 21:31 UTC: 20 kn from NE (43°), gust 22 kn
2026-11-04 20:59 UTC: 17 kn from NE (43°), gust 18 kn
2026-11-04 19:59 UTC: 13 kn from NNE (30°), gust 15 kn
2026-11-04 18:59 UTC: 15 kn from NE (41°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 17:31 UTC: 11 kn from NE (43°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-04 16:59 UTC: 12 kn from NE (50°), gust 14 kn

Position 51.476, -9.428; exposure marine. Sherkin Island 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 Sherkin Island: 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 Sherkin Island: 2.0 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Sherkin Island

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