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Wind in Erchie

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:26 am (CET)
Now · from the north-northwest 5 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Erchie is a light breeze from the north-northwest: 3 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 10 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 31 mph.

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 3–7 mph · gusts 19 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–6 mph · gusts 16 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 4–8 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 5–8 mph · gusts 26 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 31 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 30 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 26 NNE · 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) 55537764
Gusts 1314131216191912
Direction NNWNNWNNWNWNNENNENNNW
Beaufort 22212222
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) 54435644
Gusts 1313141214151512
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNENNENNNW
Beaufort 22212222
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) 55557755
Gusts 1213141618201715
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNENNENNNW
Beaufort 22222222
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) 55566678
Gusts 1312121417172024
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNENNNNW
Beaufort 22222222
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 7206188211033632830926
AIFS 5688747
GFS 7108101012142215298111112
ICON 627625627632636416418
ARPEGE 1026102512301230———
ICON-EU 8196168208261031——
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 north-northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north-northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in ErchieQuestions

What's the wind like today in Erchie?

Light breeze from the north-northwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 10 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.5 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Erchie today

Wind near Erchie

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, 10.0 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 12:26 am (local time).

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