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Wind in University Endowment Lands

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:51 pm (PDT)
Now · from the east 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in University Endowment Lands is a light breeze from the east: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

W Vancouver (CWWA), 6.1 mi away · 51 min ago

Wind2 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 2–8 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 7–13 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 5–10 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–11 mph · gusts 12 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 10 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 10 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–7 mph · gusts 9 NNE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 85554675
Gusts 13978671515
Direction ESEWEEESEENEEE
Beaufort 22222222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 711121011111211
Gusts 1725262219201513
Direction EEESEEESEENEENE
Beaufort 23333333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 109986778
Gusts 13111097999
Direction ENEEEENNWNENE
Beaufort 33332223
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 887647910
Gusts 9997681112
Direction ENEENENENENNEWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33222233
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 61471537492132828
AIFS 6854433
GFS 101510149798554344
ICON 6138195114104949310
HRRR 8181326—————
NBM 141720241013111291091079
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Thursday 29, from the east: offshore.

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 University Endowment LandsQuestions

What's the wind like today in University Endowment Lands?

Light breeze from the east: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces west.

More about University Endowment Lands today

Wind near University Endowment Lands

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, 1.1 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 11:51 pm (local time).

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