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Wind in Fāyīd

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:51 am (EEST)
Now · from the southwest 5 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Fāyīd is a light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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 4–13 mph · gusts 24 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 12 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 12 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 7 E · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 2–10 mph · gusts 31 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–8 mph · gusts 26 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–8 mph · gusts 16 ENE · 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) 45461013106
Gusts 91181119242111
Direction SWWSWSWSWWSWWSWWWNW
Beaufort 22223432
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) 53323445
Gusts 126656888
Direction NNWWWSWWNNNWNN
Beaufort 21111222
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) 22324545
Gusts 55549101010
Direction ENENWWNWNNENNENNENEENE
Beaufort 11112222
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) 20123223
Gusts 31247655
Direction ENSENEENESEE
Beaufort 10011111
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 on Saturday 31.

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 18288158158231836826816
AIFS 165988108
GFS 2024111216181310161612181823
ICON 1728510611481326612617
ARPEGE 152681513191217———
ICON-EU 1324512812371020——
Confidence highhighmediummediummediumhighmedium

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

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 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 FāyīdQuestions

What's the wind like today in Fāyīd?

Light breeze from the southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 13 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. On Monday 2, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Fāyīd today

Wind near Fāyīd

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). 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 6:51 am (local time).

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