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Wind in Cacouna

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:04 am (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 18 mph
Gusts
23 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
29 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
15 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 54 mph today

Today the wind in Cacouna is a moderate breeze from the south-southwest: 13 mph to 29 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 54 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Riviere Du Loup (CWNH), 8.0 mi away · 1 h 4 min ago

Wind10 mph from the south-southwest
Gusts22 mph
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, Thu 29 13–29 mph · gusts 54 SSW · Beaufort 6
  • Fri 30 5–15 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–14 mph · gusts 21 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–17 mph · gusts 26 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–19 mph · gusts 27 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 4–7 mph · gusts 11 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 4–9 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2018131924232720
Gusts 3124182841484330
Direction SWSSWSSWSSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 54456565
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 159567101211
Gusts 211381012151717
Direction SWWWSWWWNWWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 43222333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12131413131066
Gusts 182021201915108
Direction WNWNWWNWWNWWNWWWSWSW
Beaufort 34444322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 912131617171616
Gusts 1418192325262322
Direction SWSWSSWSWSWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 33444444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

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 203913261528142717337172043
AIFS 201212151677
GFS 334417271723233226341724711
ICON 204411251123122615345111123
HRRR 29541530—————
NBM 28421521142117261927711914
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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 south-southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in CacounaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cacouna?

Moderate breeze from the south-southwest: 18 mph now, peaking at 29 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 54 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 29 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 54 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 1.7 ft. On Thursday 29, with gusts of 54 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Cacouna today

Wind near Cacouna

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, 5.8 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 2:04 am (local time).

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