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Wind in Ližnjan

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:14 am (CET)
Now · from the north-northeast 3 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
12 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 42 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Ližnjan is a light air from the north-northeast: 3 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 19 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 42 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Pula (LDPL), 4.8 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind8 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 3–12 mph · gusts 23 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–14 mph · gusts 28 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 6–15 mph · gusts 29 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–15 mph · gusts 30 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 15–19 mph · gusts 40 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 16–19 mph · gusts 42 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 11–19 mph · gusts 35 ENE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4534111166
Gusts 10128922231514
Direction NNENNENNEENENENENE
Beaufort 22123322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6561214131011
Gusts 1412142428282122
Direction NENENEENEENEENEENENE
Beaufort 22234433
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1191114141269
Gusts 2219212829261416
Direction ENENEENEENEENEENENENNE
Beaufort 33344323
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7791315141413
Gusts 1715182630302827
Direction NENNENNENENEENENENE
Beaufort 22344444
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

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 1426152615271834202519421935
AIFS 16171823252320
GFS 2030202919312332152218252030
ICON 1224153015301533194215301429
ARPEGE 2740274029422639———
ICON-EU 12231428152915301940——
Confidence mediumhighhighmediumhighmediumhigh

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 Tuesday 3, from the east-northeast: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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

Questions about the wind in LižnjanQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ližnjan?

Light air from the north-northeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 19 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 42 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.4 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 42 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 Ližnjan today

Wind near Ližnjan

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 5:14 am (local time).

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