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Wind in Urville-Nacqueville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:26 am (CET)
Now · from the south 8 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Urville-Nacqueville is a gentle breeze from the south: 6 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cherbourg/Manche (LFRC), 12 mi away · 26 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 6–9 mph · gusts 16 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–12 mph · gusts 20 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–12 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 5–10 mph · gusts 20 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–15 mph · gusts 27 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 10–16 mph · gusts 32 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 9–16 mph · gusts 28 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) 87679987
Gusts 1111121315161511
Direction SSWSSWSSSSEESEESESE
Beaufort 32223322
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 787711101012
Gusts 1114111119181720
Direction SESESESEESEEEE
Beaufort 23223333
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 755611121010
Gusts 15771321222018
Direction SESSESEEEENEENEENE
Beaufort 22223333
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) 7568101097
Gusts 1612111518201613
Direction ENEENENEENEENENENENE
Beaufort 22233332
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 1118111912201121163417321628
AIFS 12121113171919
GFS 920132212211324192720262028
ICON 1017122212221119173019372138
ARPEGE 1117111912191725———
AROME 9161220—————
ICON-EU 8151120122211201527——
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
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 Urville-NacquevilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Urville-Nacqueville?

Gentle breeze from the south: 8 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.2 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 north.

More about Urville-Nacqueville today

Wind near Urville-Nacqueville

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, 5.3 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 7:26 am (local time).

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