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Wind in Kiten

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:29 am (EET)
Now · from the northwest 7 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 38 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Kiten is a light breeze from the northwest: 5 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the east, 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 5–8 mph · gusts 17 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–7 mph · gusts 14 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–3 mph · gusts 7 W · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 2–11 mph · gusts 24 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 8–15 mph · gusts 30 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 3–12 mph · gusts 38 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–14 mph · gusts 33 NW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 57877786
Gusts 1114161415151713
Direction WNWNWNWNWNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 22322232
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) 76566543
Gusts 14131011131196
Direction NWNWWNWNWNWWNWNWW
Beaufort 22222221
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) 33322331
Gusts 66566763
Direction WWSWWWNNEESESSE
Beaufort 11111111
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) 247101091010
Gusts 47152121192124
Direction SEEEEENEENEENEE
Beaufort 12233333
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 today.

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 15289176101423173012381433
AIFS 1714715202020
GFS 142711178913191422132168
ICON 819717399227196181023
ARPEGE 132112198141927———
ICON-EU 8177143711241122——
Confidence mediumhighhighhighmediumlowlow

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 northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the east: onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 KitenQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kiten?

Light breeze from the northwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.0 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Kiten today

Wind near Kiten

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, 12 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 3:29 am (local time).

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