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Wind in Olbia

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:15 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Olbia is a light air from the southwest: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the north, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Olbia/Costa Smeralda (LIEO), 2.0 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind2 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 2–10 mph · gusts 19 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–12 mph · gusts 21 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–13 mph · gusts 24 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 3–12 mph · gusts 25 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–11 mph · gusts 31 N · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 3–8 mph · gusts 19 NE · 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) 33427853
Gusts 55661418103
Direction WSWSWSWSWNNENENESSW
Beaufort 11212321
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4137111073
Gusts 524132021148
Direction SSWSSWWSWNNENNENNENNENW
Beaufort 21123321
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45246223
Gusts 6146813955
Direction WSWNWNNNENNENNNWWSW
Beaufort 22122111
Model AROMEAROMEICON-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) 3328131276
Gusts 6541523231311
Direction NWWNWNNNNNNW
Beaufort 11134422
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 7 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 92012251022132219291131819
AIFS 911101520128
GFS 991315108142181013151123
ICON 8151121713142615278141018
ARPEGE 1018102011191221———
AROME 10191221—————
ICON-EU 815112061313241222——
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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

On Sunday 1, from the north: cross-offshore.

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 OlbiaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Olbia?

Light air from the southwest: 3 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the north, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.7 ft. On Tuesday 3, 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 east.

More about Olbia today

Wind near Olbia

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, 14 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 5:15 am (local time).

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