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Wind in Villeneuve-Loubet

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:29 am (CET)
Now · from the northwest 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
4 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Villeneuve-Loubet is a light air from the northwest: 0 mph to 4 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Nice/Côte d'Azur (LFMN), 4.7 mi away · 29 min ago

Wind12 mph from the north-northwest
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 0–4 mph · gusts 9 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 12 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–5 mph · gusts 11 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–7 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 0–4 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22324303
Gusts 43348634
Direction NWWWNNWESEESEWSWNW
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) 22234635
Gusts 3345913311
Direction NWWNWNNWNWSESEWWNW
Beaufort 11112212
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 13235525
Gusts 467891139
Direction NNWWWNWNWSSSENNWNW
Beaufort 01112212
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) 44432334
Gusts 867569910
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNENENNWNW
Beaufort 22211112
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 413413413717412713417
AIFS 4435345
GFS 5484664476118125
ICON 596126115107128141121
ARPEGE 7118137142236———
AROME 49613—————
ICON-EU 59511612511613——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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

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

The coast here faces southeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · week peak 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Villeneuve-LoubetQuestions

What's the wind like today in Villeneuve-Loubet?

Light air from the northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 4 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 9 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 7 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 13 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air 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?

Offshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Villeneuve-Loubet today

Wind near Villeneuve-Loubet

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, 13 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 8:29 am (local time).

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