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Wind in Falconara Marittima

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:06 am (CET)
Now · from the west-northwest 10 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 6:00 am
In knots
9 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 38 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Falconara Marittima is a gentle breeze from the west-northwest: 2 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 6:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Falconara/Ancona (LIPY), 2.1 mi away · 16 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west
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 2–12 mph · gusts 22 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 13 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–7 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–8 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–16 mph · gusts 33 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 3–12 mph · gusts 38 N · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 1–8 mph · gusts 17 WNW · 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) 8111265884
Gusts 1420221412151611
Direction WNWWNWNWNWNNNNNW
Beaufort 33322332
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) 23223633
Gusts 5655111365
Direction WSSWWSWWNNWNWW
Beaufort 11111211
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) 23224733
Gusts 4544111566
Direction WWWWNWNNENNWN
Beaufort 11112211
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) 42368786
Gusts 7551319191613
Direction NNWNWNWNNENNENNENNEN
Beaufort 21123232
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 1127817613121613351338917
AIFS 11551016134
GFS 162091011131115101415171017
ICON 1322612713102116281323915
ARPEGE 193010159132130———
ICON-EU 12226137159201630——
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 west-northwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Monday 2, from the north-northeast: onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in Falconara MarittimaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Falconara Marittima?

Gentle breeze from the west-northwest: 10 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 6:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.5 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Falconara Marittima today

Wind near Falconara Marittima

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 2:06 am (local time).

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