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Wind in Quettehou

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:25 am (CET)
Now · from the west 4 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Quettehou is a light breeze from the west: 2 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cherbourg/Manche (LFRC), 8.4 mi away · 26 min ago

Wind5 mph from the south-southwest
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 2–12 mph · gusts 19 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–13 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 6–10 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–16 mph · gusts 30 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 10–15 mph · gusts 35 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 10–16 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) 45324111011
Gusts 66438181918
Direction WWWSWWSEESEEESE
Beaufort 22112333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11910101110913
Gusts 2017151719171522
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEEENEE
Beaufort 33333334
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 96581111910
Gusts 171391420191817
Direction ESEESEEEEENEENEENE
Beaufort 32233333
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) 788910967
Gusts 1314131618171313
Direction ENEENENENEENENENENNE
Beaufort 23333322
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 1017101911191221153515351631
AIFS 9101011161717
GFS 1218142013191724212719261926
ICON 916122112211118193422402238
ARPEGE 1319132013211322———
AROME 12191323—————
ICON-EU 10181120112010181630——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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

On Monday 2, from the northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 QuettehouQuestions

What's the wind like today in Quettehou?

Light breeze from the west: 4 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 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 east.

More about Quettehou today

Wind near Quettehou

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, 6.9 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 12:25 am (local time).

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