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Wind in Igaliku

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:03 am (GMT-2)
Now · from the east-southeast 1 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
3 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
1 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Igaliku is a light air from the east-southeast: 1 mph to 3 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 7 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Narssarssuaq (BGBW), 12 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 1–3 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 1
  • Fri 30 2–5 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–3 mph · gusts 9 E · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 2–4 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 32 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–6 mph · gusts 18 NE · 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) 22121222
Gusts 1112141210987
Direction EEESEESEESESE
Beaufort 11110111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33233554
Gusts 899912161613
Direction SEENEEESESSESSSESSE
Beaufort 11111222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31232122
Gusts 96466555
Direction SSESSEEEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 11111111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 24433333
Gusts 67899959
Direction ENEENEENEENEENENEENENE
Beaufort 12211111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind on Sunday 1: it may change.

What 4 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 31451739411732628618
AIFS 232111142
GFS 8666553411171011913
ICON 813913691728223711171324
Confidence highhighhighlowlowmediummedium

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-southeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Monday 2, from the north-northeast: cross-shore.

The coast here faces east. 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 IgalikuQuestions

What's the wind like today in Igaliku?

Light air from the east-southeast: 1 mph now, peaking at 3 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 7 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.1 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Igaliku today

Wind near Igaliku

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, 2.8 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 6:03 am (local time).

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