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Wind in Vanhatulli

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:53 am (EET)
Now · from the south-southwest 9 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Vanhatulli is a gentle breeze from the south-southwest: 8 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Oulu (EFOU), 6.3 mi away · 34 min ago

Wind6 mph from the south
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 8–11 mph · gusts 21 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–10 mph · gusts 18 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 6–10 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–8 mph · gusts 20 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–14 mph · gusts 29 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–10 mph · gusts 23 W · 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) 999910989
Gusts 1816171619161418
Direction SSWSSWSSSSWSSSWSW
Beaufort 33333333
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) 86413566
Gusts 1513935101211
Direction SSWSSESENNENNWNN
Beaufort 32211222
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) 423457910
Gusts 946810131618
Direction NNESESSESSSS
Beaufort 21122233
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) 9109101010107
Gusts 1818191918181815
Direction SSSSWSSWSSSSW
Beaufort 33333332
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 12259171019112192213291023
AIFS 9712117812
GFS 132414221121183381318311932
ICON 10218161019102061212231632
ARPEGE 111981311171321———
ICON-EU 112181510181019611——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the north-northwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 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 VanhatulliQuestions

What's the wind like today in Vanhatulli?

Gentle breeze from the south-southwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Vanhatulli today

Wind near Vanhatulli

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, 6.4 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 12:53 am (local time).

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