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Wind in La Spezia

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:36 am (CET)
Now · from the north 3 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
4 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in La Spezia is a light air from the north: 1 mph to 4 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 13 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Sarzana/Luni (LIQW), 8.2 mi away · 41 min ago

Wind9 mph from the northwest
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 1–4 mph · gusts 11 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–10 mph · gusts 26 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–7 mph · gusts 19 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 24 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–12 mph · gusts 27 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 9–12 mph · gusts 19 N · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 1–13 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34423413
Gusts 889891138
Direction NNWNNNSWSWNNEN
Beaufort 12211111
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) 34439944
Gusts 1113151523251415
Direction NNNNNENENENN
Beaufort 12213322
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) 44546644
Gusts 1615161717171216
Direction NNNNNENNENNENN
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) 44448954
Gusts 1616161621241714
Direction NNNNNENNENENN
Beaufort 22222322
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 712132012181216131812191318
AIFS 7111118181014
GFS 7981281268711913913
ICON 499205138191125716820
ARPEGE 610916917611———
ICON-EU 41110267199241127——
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the north-northeast: offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 La SpeziaQuestions

What's the wind like today in La Spezia?

Light air from the north: 3 mph now, peaking at 4 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 13 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about La Spezia today

Wind near La Spezia

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). 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 1:36 am (local time).

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