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Wind in L'Île-Rousse

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:19 am (CET)
Now · from the east-southeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in L'Île-Rousse is a light breeze from the east-southeast: 1 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 22 mph from the east, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Calvi/St Catherine (LFKC), 10 mi away · 19 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 1–15 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–22 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 7–15 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 6–15 mph · gusts 27 E · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–11 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–19 mph · gusts 32 E · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 11–17 mph · gusts 31 ENE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4445711113
Gusts 59671717516
Direction SSEESEEEWSWEENE
Beaufort 22222314
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1314131618221710
Gusts 1717172126282615
Direction ENEENEEEENEENEESE
Beaufort 44445543
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11118111515107
Gusts 1515131825251911
Direction EEEEENENEENEESE
Beaufort 33334432
Model AROMEAROMEICON-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) 76712151599
Gusts 119112024271715
Direction EEEEEEEESE
Beaufort 22234433
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 7 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 1417202718252328212019321731
AIFS 9121318191215
GFS 1215162415191515101418261928
ICON 613112391811231020715917
ARPEGE 915172818282035———
AROME 15192228—————
ICON-EU 7131728152515271120——
Confidence mediummediumhighmediummediummediummedium

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

On Friday 30, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 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 L'Île-RousseQuestions

What's the wind like today in L'Île-Rousse?

Light breeze from the east-southeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 22 mph from the east, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.4 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about L'Île-Rousse today

Wind near L'Île-Rousse

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 5:19 am (local time).

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