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Wind in Tourlaville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:23 am (CET)
Now · from the south-southeast 9 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
8 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Tourlaville is a gentle breeze from the south-southeast: 6 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cherbourg/Manche (LFRC), 4.4 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind3 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 6–10 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–13 mph · gusts 23 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 4–10 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 19 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 5–13 mph · gusts 29 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 9–18 mph · gusts 35 NE · Beaufort 5
  • 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) 77978977
Gusts 1112161514171412
Direction SSESSESESSESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 22323322
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8767119912
Gusts 1414111319171621
Direction ESEESEESEESEESEEEE
Beaufort 32223333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 956510977
Gusts 201191321211917
Direction ESEESEESEEEEENEENE
Beaufort 32223322
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) 54578976
Gusts 1511131418191613
Direction ENENENEENENENENENE
Beaufort 22223322
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 1018111912211121163518351631
AIFS 10101011151717
GFS 1018122112191225192619252028
ICON 917122112211018162919342037
ARPEGE 1118111910181523———
AROME 10171323—————
ICON-EU 818102210219191329——
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-southeast: 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
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in TourlavilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Tourlaville?

Gentle breeze from the south-southeast: 9 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 35 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.8 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 Tourlaville today

Wind near Tourlaville

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, 8.3 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 7:23 am (local time).

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