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Tartan "A" AWS wind
Tartan "A" AWS is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 5 kn from ENE (60°), 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 22:00 Europe/London). Air 9°C. 1038 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 3 kn, 24 readings, peak mean 7 kn, mostly ENE (66°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Tartan "A" AWS reported 167 readings, mean 12 kn, strongest mean wind 26 kn, mostly from WSW (248°).
What it reports
Tartan "A" AWS reports wind speed, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°)
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 4 kn from NNE (20°)
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 3 kn from NNE (20°)
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 5 kn from NE (50°)
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 2 kn from NNE (20°)
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 2 kn from N (350°)
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 1 kn from NNW (340°)
- 2026-11-04 15:00 UTC: 3 kn from N (10°)
Position 58.300, 0.000; exposure coastal. Tartan "A" AWS is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.
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 Tartan "A" AWS: 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 Tartan "A" AWS: 3.4 kn on average across 53 hourly comparisons.