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Wind in Qassiarsuk

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:21 am (GMT-2)
Now · from the west-southwest 2 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
3 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 56 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Qassiarsuk is a light air from the west-southwest: 0 mph to 3 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 56 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Narssarssuaq (BGBW), 3.3 mi away · 31 min ago

Wind2 mph from the south-southwest
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 0–3 mph · gusts 17 N · Beaufort 1
  • Fri 30 0–3 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 0–2 mph · gusts 6 NNE · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 12 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–15 mph · gusts 56 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–5 mph · gusts 23 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–4 mph · gusts 14 NNE · 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) 22313311
Gusts 121717161514129
Direction NWNWSWNWNNNENENE
Beaufort 11111100
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00211332
Gusts 74555987
Direction SNNNENNEESESESESE
Beaufort 00110111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10111222
Gusts 43445665
Direction SNWNNENENNENENENNE
Beaufort 00110111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12344446
Gusts 469117648
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENNENNENE
Beaufort 11122222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

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 31739269121556523414
AIFS 321111143
GFS 9174658461110917824
ICON 1319711581728213713231632
Confidence mediumhighhighmediummediummediummedium

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

On Monday 2, from the northeast: onshore.

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 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

Questions about the wind in QassiarsukQuestions

What's the wind like today in Qassiarsuk?

Light air from the west-southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 3 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 56 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 56 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Qassiarsuk today

Wind near Qassiarsuk

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, 10 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 5:21 am (local time).

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