Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach) (Fife) weather

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7 day forecast for Kinghorn - Pettycur (Beach)

Today (20 July 2025)
Time
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
30%
Temperature
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
16°
16°
Wind direction and speed
ENE
11
NE
11
NE
10
NE
10
NE
9
NE
9
NE
9
Wind gust (mph)
18
17
16
16
14
13
14
Visibility
G
M
M
M
M
M
M
Humidity
95%
93%
91%
90%
91%
92%
92%
UV 3 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (21 July 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
70%
90%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
40%
40%
50%
40%
50%
50%
60%
50%
40%
40%
20%
20%
10%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
18°
17°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
17°
17°
17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NE
9
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
11
ENE
10
ENE
9
ENE
8
ENE
7
E
7
E
7
E
8
ENE
9
ENE
10
ENE
11
ENE
12
ENE
12
ENE
12
ENE
12
NE
11
ENE
9
N
7
ENE
7
NE
6
NNE
5
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
12
10
9
10
8
8
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
M
M
G
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
93%
95%
96%
95%
96%
96%
94%
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
92%
89%
89%
88%
88%
87%
87%
86%
86%
86%
87%
88%
UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
9
10
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (22 July 2025)
Time
00:00
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
30%
40%
50%
50%
40%
20%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
16°
17°
17°
18°
18°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
16°
16°
16°
15°
15°
15°
15°
15°
13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
4
SW
4
W
5
SW
8
WSW
11
WSW
15
WSW
16
W
16
W
15
Wind gust (mph)
7
8
8
13
19
22
23
21
17
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
88%
88%
91%
88%
88%
85%
82%
79%
83%
UV - - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
4
5
6
7
11
15
17
16
15
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (23 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
20%
30%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
15°
17°
18°
19°
18°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
12°
13°
15°
16°
17°
16°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
14
W
13
W
13
WSW
13
WSW
12
W
13
W
12
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
16
15
16
15
17
15
15
13
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
85%
86%
81%
79%
79%
81%
84%
UV - - 1 4 5 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (24 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
30%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
15°
15°
15°
18°
19°
20°
19°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
13°
16°
18°
18°
18°
16°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
12
W
11
W
10
WSW
10
SW
9
SW
10
SW
10
W
9
Wind gust (mph)
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
12
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
86%
86%
86%
80%
77%
75%
78%
79%
UV - - 1 4 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
9
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (25 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
Temperature (°C)
16°
15°
15°
18°
20°
20°
19°
17°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
16°
18°
18°
17°
15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
8
WSW
8
WSW
9
WSW
11
WSW
12
WSW
13
W
13
WSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
12
13
17
20
22
23
21
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
85%
86%
82%
78%
75%
73%
77%
UV - - 1 3 6 4 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
8
8
9
11
12
13
13
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (26 July 2025)
Time
01:00
04:00
07:00
10:00
13:00
16:00
19:00
22:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
30%
30%
30%
30%
10%
10%
Temperature (°C)
15°
14°
14°
17°
19°
19°
18°
16°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°
13°
12°
14°
16°
17°
16°
14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW
11
WSW
11
WSW
12
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
14
WSW
10
Wind gust (mph)
19
20
23
24
25
25
23
18
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
83%
85%
85%
78%
75%
72%
73%
78%
UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.1
Period of waves offshore (s)
2
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Sunday 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Sunday 20 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Monday 21 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Tuesday 22 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Wednesday 23 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Thursday 24 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Friday 25 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 26 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 26 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 26 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

Tide times

Saturday 26 July

Tide times and heights are from Burntisland tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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Headline:

Mostly cloudy on Monday with a chance of showers.

This Evening and Tonight:

Showers in the west clear to leave a mostly dry evening and start to the night, but haar affecting the coast. Outbreaks of rain spread north in the early hours. Minimum temperature 14 °C.

Monday:

A mostly cloudy day, a few brighter spells possible. A few showers breaking out, occasionally heavy by afternoon. Some longer spells of rain possible in the west. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Remaining unsettled on Tuesday and Wednesday with further showers, although likely to be less heavy than previous days. Some drier more settled weather on Thursday and feeling less humid.

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