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Wind in Van Anda

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:29 pm (PDT)
Now · from the east 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Van Anda is a light breeze from the east: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 11 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 15 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Powell River (CYPW), 5.9 mi away · 30 min ago

Wind6 mph from the east-southeast
Gusts—
Visibility20 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 2–6 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–6 mph · gusts 10 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 4–6 mph · gusts 8 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 4–11 mph · gusts 15 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–10 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–6 mph · gusts 9 NE · 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) 43243654
Gusts 799646913
Direction WNWWNEEESEEE
Beaufort 21121222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 86418777
Gusts 1815139108910
Direction ESENESSEEEENENNE
Beaufort 32203222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66665444
Gusts 991096446
Direction NWNENNNWNWNNWNEESE
Beaufort 22222222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44445655
Gusts 66876666
Direction ESEESEEENENNENWNWN
Beaufort 22222222
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 81711267156145248211119
AIFS 13126571111
GFS 15111110141110810117686
ICON 13201321914914610172658
HRRR 6161221—————
NBM 12171117610681115101469
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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Sunday 1, from the east-southeast: cross-shore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 Van AndaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Van Anda?

Light breeze from the east: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 11 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 15 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Van Anda today

Wind near Van Anda

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, 8.6 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 5:29 pm (local time).

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