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Wind in Vallauris

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:07 am (CET)
Now · from the east-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
5 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Vallauris is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 0 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cannes/Mandelieu (LFMD), 5.6 mi away · 37 min ago

Wind1 mph variable direction
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 0–5 mph · gusts 12 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 14 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 11 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–6 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–15 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 5–15 mph · gusts 23 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) 22235303
Gusts 332412843
Direction WSWWSWWSWNNWEESENW
Beaufort 11112101
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12224614
Gusts 2344121468
Direction NWWWSWNNWSEESESWWNW
Beaufort 01112212
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 13435625
Gusts 4489111449
Direction WWSWWNWSSSENNWNW
Beaufort 11212212
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) 44412233
Gusts 978668810
Direction NWNWNWNNWNNENNENNW
Beaufort 21211111
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 on Sunday 1.

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 610813410152461415261523
AIFS 5861311813
GFS 588166641071311231223
ICON 596137137137128141121
ARPEGE 71110186131932———
AROME 412614—————
ICON-EU 513513614411613——
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighmediumhigh

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-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

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

The coast here faces southeast. 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 VallaurisQuestions

What's the wind like today in Vallauris?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Vallauris today

Wind near Vallauris

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 11:07 am (local time).

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