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Kite forecast Lo Stagnone today

Wind, gusts and direction at Lo Stagnone (Sicily, Italy) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.

Right now

Wind14 kn25 km/h
Gusts24 kngust spread 10 kn
DirectionNWfrom NW · 311°
KiteKiteablebig kite (12–14 m)

no kiteable daylight hours.

Today, hour by hour

No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.

Lo Stagnone kite forecast, next 3 days

  • Kiteable
  • Gusty
  • Too light
  • Too strong

Sunday 25 October

Kiteable 9 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 09:00–12:00: 15–26 kn from NNW.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:0015 kn27 knNNWGusty
09:0015 kn26 knNNWKiteable
12:0014 kn26 knNNWGusty
15:0014 kn24 knNNWKiteable

Monday 26 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:003 kn6 knEToo light
09:003 kn6 knNToo light
12:0011 kn20 knNNWToo light
15:0011 kn19 knNToo light

Tuesday 27 October

Too light Not kiteable: too light.

TimeWindGustsDirectionVerdict
06:003 kn5 knEToo light
09:003 kn6 knENEToo light
12:006 kn10 knNToo light
15:009 kn16 knNToo light

Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.

Forecast for Sat 22:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC

Typical wind at Lo Stagnone

On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at Lo Stagnone most often blows from SSE (24% of them). Windiest months: January, March, July.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Windy days55%36%55%30%23%27%42%35%17%42%27%42%

From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.

Wind map around Lo Stagnone

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The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.

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Questions

Is it kiteable at Lo Stagnone today?
Kiteable: wind 14 kn gusting 24 kn from NW (Sat 22:00). Today: no kiteable daylight hours.
When is the best time to kite at Lo Stagnone today?
No kiteable daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
Which way does the wind usually blow at Lo Stagnone?
On windy days mostly from SSE. Windiest months: January, March, July.
What counts as kiteable?
A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for Lo Stagnone, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.