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Wind in Aunu‘u

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:43 pm (GMT-11)
Now · from the east-southeast 16 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
19 mph at 7:00 am
In knots
14 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Aunu‘u is a moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 14 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 7:00 am with gusts of 28 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 25 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Pago Pago/Tafuna (NSTU), 11 mi away · 53 min ago

Wind12 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility12 mi
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, Wed 28 14–19 mph · gusts 28 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Thu 29 10–16 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 10–17 mph · gusts 22 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 16–20 mph · gusts 26 SE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 19–22 mph · gusts 27 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 19–23 mph · gusts 31 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 18–25 mph · gusts 33 ESE · Beaufort 6

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1717191815151615
Gusts 2423262521202120
Direction ESEESEESEESEESESEESEESE
Beaufort 44554444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414151614121211
Gusts 1819192120171614
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEEEE
Beaufort 44444333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010101111131617
Gusts 1314141515172021
Direction EESEESEESEESESESESE
Beaufort 33333444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1617181817181920
Gusts 2122242323232526
Direction SESESESESESESESE
Beaufort 44544555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1928162117222026222723312533
AIFS 19141617222325
GFS 1918171714152022252623252526
ICON 1823182415191924233024332433
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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 east-southeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-southeast: onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Aunu‘uQuestions

What's the wind like today in Aunu‘u?

Moderate breeze from the east-southeast: 16 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 7:00 am with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 25 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 6.1 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Aunu‘u today

Wind near Aunu‘u

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). 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 5:43 pm (local time).

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