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Wind in Finström

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:44 am (EET)
Now · from the south-southwest 5 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Finström is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 4 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 35 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Mariehamn (EFMA), 9.8 mi away · 28 min ago

Wind8 mph from the south
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 4–9 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–13 mph · gusts 25 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 18 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 20 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–16 mph · gusts 35 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–12 mph · gusts 28 NW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44459845
Gusts 8771018171211
Direction SSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSSWSWSW
Beaufort 22223322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3459131287
Gusts 79101925241714
Direction WWWNWNWNNWNNWN
Beaufort 12234332
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 68645421
Gusts 1416119111032
Direction NNNNNNEES
Beaufort 23222210
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12447865
Gusts 247814171110
Direction SSESSSWSSWSSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11222322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 81812248161022114016351228
AIFS 11171316152314
GFS 1423202814211522192622261934
ICON 1019132581691710211324816
ARPEGE 1221173011181728———
ICON-EU 91913258169181020——
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the south-southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the north-northwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in FinströmQuestions

What's the wind like today in Finström?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 35 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.8 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 35 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Finström today

Wind near Finström

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 19 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:44 am (local time).

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