Wind in Greenough
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:07 pm (GMT+8)- Gusts
- 22 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 11 mph at 4:00 pm
- In knots
- 9 kn
Today the wind in Greenough is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 1 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the south, with gusts of 30 mph.
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 1–11 mph · gusts 24 SW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 1–11 mph · gusts 25 WNW · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–12 mph · gusts 26 W · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 4–13 mph · gusts 27 S · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 4–14 mph · gusts 30 S · Beaufort 4
- Wed 4 6–12 mph · gusts 31 SSE · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Gusts | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 9 |
| Direction | SE | ESE | E | N | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Gusts | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 10 |
| Direction | SSE | NNE | N | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Gusts | 8 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 7 |
| Direction | NW | NNE | N | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Gusts | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 15 |
| Direction | WSW | NNW | NNE | NW | W | W | WSW | S |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.
What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1124 | 1125 | 1125 | 1226 | 1327 | 1430 | 1231 |
| AIFS | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| GFS | 1315 | 1315 | 1923 | 1517 | 1418 | 1621 | 1621 |
| ICON | 1424 | 1730 | 1527 | 1629 | 1425 | 1630 | 1730 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | high | high | high | high |
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 west-southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Tuesday 3, from the south: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 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 |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in GreenoughQuestions
What's the wind like today in Greenough?
Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 10 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the south, with gusts of 30 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces southwest.
More about Greenough today
Wind near Greenough
- Wandina 10 mph WSW · 11 mi
- Geraldton 10 mph WSW · 14 mi
- Dongara 10 mph WSW · 23 mi
- Horrocks 11 mph SW · 44 mi
- Leeman 9 mph W · 71 mi
- Kalbarri 10 mph W · 92 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 3.6 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 12:07 pm (local time).
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