Folkestone Wind Stats

The graph describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal April. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 2562 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2008, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Folkestone, located 23 km away (14 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Folkestone blows from the SW. If the rose plot shows a nearly round shape, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Folkestone. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical April, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (pale blue) about 4% of the time (1 days each April) and blows offshore just 10% of the time (0 days in an average April). Over an average April wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Folkestone

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