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Wind in Rann Na Feirste

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:18 am (GMT)
Now · from the south-southeast 15 mph
Gusts
25 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
21 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
13 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 42 mph on Friday 30

Today the wind in Rann Na Feirste is a moderate breeze from the south-southeast: 13 mph to 21 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 24 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 42 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Donegal (EIDL), 1.5 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind18 mph from the south
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 13–21 mph · gusts 36 SSE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 5–24 mph · gusts 42 SSE · Beaufort 6
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–8 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–5 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–7 mph · gusts 19 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–5 mph · gusts 15 E · 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) 1314131617161819
Gusts 2021222629292932
Direction SSSSESSESSESSESSESSE
Beaufort 44444445
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) 2122232316677
Gusts 3638414028131313
Direction SSESSESSESSESWNNENE
Beaufort 55554222
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) 51354555
Gusts 1036898149
Direction NEESESSWSSSWNWNENNE
Beaufort 21122222
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) 44437743
Gusts 8766111296
Direction NNENEENEENENEENEE
Beaufort 22212221
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 193620391020917728719515
AIFS 21211069108
GFS 2339234089910810810814
ICON 193820515156156141020411
ARPEGE 2442284816251115———
ICON-EU 2136244281581359——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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-southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the south-southeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 · week peak 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 Rann Na FeirsteQuestions

What's the wind like today in Rann Na Feirste?

Moderate breeze from the south-southeast: 15 mph now, peaking at 21 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 24 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 42 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 6.7 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 42 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Rann Na Feirste today

Wind near Rann Na Feirste

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, 8.0 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 8:18 am (local time).

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