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Wind in Limenas Hersonissou

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:44 am (EET)
Now · from the west 12 mph
Gusts
21 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
10 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 39 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Limenas Hersonissou is a gentle breeze from the west: 7 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 22 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 39 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Iraklion (LGIR), 12 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind7 mph from the southwest
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 7–13 mph · gusts 24 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 16 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 15 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 4–19 mph · gusts 33 SSW · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 2–22 mph · gusts 39 SSW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 4–10 mph · gusts 35 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–6 mph · gusts 26 WSW · 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) 7121013111287
Gusts 1221202322231716
Direction WSWWNWWNWNWWNWWNWWNWW
Beaufort 23343332
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) 76555524
Gusts 161311991157
Direction WNWWNWWWNWNNWWSSW
Beaufort 22222212
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) 55514214
Gusts 999771548
Direction SSWSSWSSWNWNNENENESSW
Beaufort 22202112
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) 5646141774
Gusts 9119112531176
Direction SSWSSWSSSSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22224422
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 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 133772041322314341035626
AIFS 10625584
GFS 1921111166981513181255
ICON 1036624718123418531948715
ARPEGE 9235125111533———
ICON-EU 132481661519332239——
Confidence highhighhighmediummediummediumhigh

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 west: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Monday 2, from the south-southwest: offshore.

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 Limenas HersonissouQuestions

What's the wind like today in Limenas Hersonissou?

Gentle breeze from the west: 12 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 22 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 39 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.9 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Limenas Hersonissou today

Wind near Limenas Hersonissou

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, 14 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 2:44 am (local time).

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