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Wind in Néa Alikarnassós

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:04 am (EET)
Now · from the northwest 14 mph
Gusts
28 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
12 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Néa Alikarnassós is a moderate breeze from the northwest: 2 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Iraklion (LGIR), 0.8 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind22 mph from the 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 2–14 mph · gusts 28 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 15 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 4–15 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–16 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–17 mph · gusts 30 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 0–10 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 289141313119
Gusts 417202626282320
Direction SSWNWNWNWNWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 13344433
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) 64457723
Gusts 138710161586
Direction NWNNWNNWNNWNNNNES
Beaufort 22222211
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) 44422413
Gusts 888751327
Direction SSSSSWNENENNES
Beaufort 22211101
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) 55471514109
Gusts 111391430312319
Direction SSSSSSSS
Beaufort 22224433
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 today.

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 13248158141730183119301021
AIFS 8536584
GFS 21261014661019172810101717
ICON 13237145121224132513231120
ARPEGE 15309176121731———
ICON-EU 142871641515331633——
Confidence mediumhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

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

On Tuesday 3, 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
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Néa AlikarnassósQuestions

What's the wind like today in Néa Alikarnassós?

Moderate breeze from the northwest: 14 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 17 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 3.3 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Néa Alikarnassós today

Wind near Néa Alikarnassós

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, 12 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 10:04 am (local time).

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