Wind Speed Checker
Wind speed varies with time, from nothing on calm days to occasional violent gusts. If the wind speed at a site is recorded over a year, it will be seen to vary about a mean wind speed value. This is the annual mean wind speed (AMWS) and is an indication of how much wind energy is available. In the UK, AMWS could be as low as 4 m/s (9.0 mph) for an inland site to around 8 m/s (13 mph) or higher on the most exposed sites.
You can get reasonable estimate of the 'windiness' of a site from its location. The UK Government funded a NOABL database which gives an estimate of Annual Mean Wind Speeds (AMWS) in meters per second (m/s) for each 1km square all over the British Isles for a height of 10m.
