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Wind in Westridge

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:48 pm (PDT)
Now · from the northeast 6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Westridge is a light breeze from the northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

W Vancouver (CWWA), 12 mi away · 48 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 1–6 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 2–12 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 13 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–5 mph · gusts 8 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 8 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–3 mph · gusts 5 NNE · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33133344
Gusts 1383555116
Direction ESENEENESEENEENEENE
Beaufort 11111122
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 624777812
Gusts 108151817151216
Direction NESSWNENEEENENE
Beaufort 21222234
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 97542234
Gusts 1310865557
Direction ENENNENENNENWWNNE
Beaufort 32221112
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45542234
Gusts 88753456
Direction ENENENENEESSWNWNNE
Beaufort 22221112
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 6158144748454344
ICON 6138195114104949310
HRRR 613922—————
NBM 912131691358686935
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 northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Thursday 29, from the east-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 WestridgeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Westridge?

Light breeze from the northeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Westridge today

Wind near Westridge

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, 20 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 10:48 pm (local time).

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