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Why is the wind speed given in km/h instead of knots?

April 26, 2017given knots speed wind

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Why is the wind speed given in km/h instead of knots?

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It is standard practice to use km/h (kilometres per hour) for public weather forecasts and observations and knots (nautical miles per hour) for coastal waters and high seas forecasts. (Knots is primarily a nautical term).