Prevailing wind direction?

[Patzel]

is it true that the prevailing wind direction on Shetland is SW?

 

I am not asking for fun, it might be important for plans about what could be planted where and to decide whether a property (and/or the surrounding land) offers enough shelter for certain plants and/or how often the land or parts of it are likely to be sprayed by the sea.

[EM]

^

Yes.

[Patzel]

thanks for the short answer - that was the one I was hoping for!

[Frances144]

With the odd northerly. They are bitter, those are.

[EM]

You'll find a reasonably recent wind rose at the bottom of this page:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ns/print.html

[Ghostrider]

SW up to NW are generally the most destructive, when a lot of salt spray can be blown a long way inland.

[Patzel]

so it does seem I might have picked the right spot for what I am planning...

I would need some wind for small scale wind energy (only for domestic use) but I would not need easterly or southeasterly winds blowing too much salty water on seedlings of trees.

 

tomorrow in two weeks I will know