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Wind in Inukjuak

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:18 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 8 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 2:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 38 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Inukjuak is a gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 2:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 38 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Inukjuak (CYPH), 1.3 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind15 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.0 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, Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–16 mph · gusts 26 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 14–18 mph · gusts 30 W · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 9–17 mph · gusts 32 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 5–19 mph · gusts 38 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 0–13 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–9 mph · gusts 21 E · 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) 89699731
Gusts 12151315151473
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNWWNW
Beaufort 33233211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 368710151615
Gusts 512161118252625
Direction NWNWNWWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 12323444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1414141518171514
Gusts 2323222329282523
Direction WSWWSWWSWWSWWWWNWWNW
Beaufort 44445444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1214171215171312
Gusts 1923252731293132
Direction WWSWWSWWWNWNNWNNWNW
Beaufort 34444443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

What 4 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 91616261830173219381323921
AIFS 13232322151517
GFS 1219192621272135254522272233
ICON 1217192922341928172517282033
Confidence highmediumhighhighmediummediummedium

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 north-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the northwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

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

Questions about the wind in InukjuakQuestions

What's the wind like today in Inukjuak?

Gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 2:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 38 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.8 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Inukjuak today

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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, 6.2 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 3:18 am (local time).

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