Rhosneigr Wind Stats

This picture describes how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical September. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with the darkest shade of blue strongest. It is based on 3358 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Rhosneigr, located 26 km away (16 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the prevailing wind at Rhosneigr blows from the SW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Rhosneigr. On the other hand, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more deep blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 9% of the time (3 days each September) and blows offshore 15% of the time (1 days in an average September). During a typical September winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 2 days at Rhosneigr

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