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Wind in Cosqueville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:55 am (CET)
Now · from the south 5 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Cosqueville is a light breeze from the south: 4 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 19 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cherbourg/Manche (LFRC), 4.1 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind5 mph from the southeast
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 4–11 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–16 mph · gusts 25 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 6–13 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–10 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 10–15 mph · gusts 29 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 12–19 mph · gusts 35 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 14–17 mph · gusts 32 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) 8785810910
Gusts 1111141114171714
Direction SSWSSWSSESSEESEESEESE
Beaufort 32323333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11981214121216
Gusts 1615111722191824
Direction SESESEESEESEEEESE
Beaufort 33334344
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12761012111112
Gusts 221371721191919
Direction ESESESEEEEENEE
Beaufort 32233333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEICON-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) 98799999
Gusts 1713141516161615
Direction EENEENEENEENENENENE
Beaufort 33233333
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 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 1018111911201120173519351732
AIFS 10101011151717
GFS 1020132212191323202721292129
ICON 917122112211018162919342037
ARPEGE 1421142114211725———
AROME 11171625—————
ICON-EU 10171320132110171529——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 CosquevilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cosqueville?

Light breeze from the south: 5 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 19 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.6 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 35 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Cosqueville today

Wind near Cosqueville

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, 5.6 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 8:55 am (local time).

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