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Wind in Darátsos

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:18 am (EET)
Now · from the south-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Darátsos is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Souda Bay/Chania (LGSA), 9.8 mi away · 28 min ago

Wind12 mph from the north-northwest
Gusts—
Visibility5.6 mi
WeatherRain

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 1–8 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 11 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 12 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 9 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–10 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–12 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–17 mph · gusts 28 WSW · 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) 43548535
Gusts 1214121213101012
Direction SSWSSWSSSWNNWNNWSSESSE
Beaufort 21223212
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44415424
Gusts 9785101056
Direction SSSNENNENEESES
Beaufort 22202212
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44424123
Gusts 67779836
Direction SSWSSWSSWNNEESES
Beaufort 22212011
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) 44421112
Gusts 88873564
Direction SSWSSSNNWNESESSE
Beaufort 22211111
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 6 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 91551171361742512281728
AIFS 1156461311
GFS 141911131311911171917201411
ICON 10176125152481619381322
ARPEGE 915612612611———
ICON-EU 814511412491014——
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 south-southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the west-southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 DarátsosQuestions

What's the wind like today in Darátsos?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 17 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.8 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 north.

More about Darátsos today

Wind near Darátsos

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, 17 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 9:18 am (local time).

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