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Wind in Nishinoomote

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:14 pm (GMT+9)
Now · from the south-southeast 7 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 41 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Nishinoomote is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 6 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 40 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Tanegashima (RJFG), 8.9 mi away · 1 h 14 min ago

Wind7 mph from the south-southeast
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 6–9 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–14 mph · gusts 29 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 6–14 mph · gusts 27 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 0–8 mph · gusts 15 S · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–19 mph · gusts 40 W · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 6–14 mph · gusts 29 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 13–16 mph · gusts 41 ENE · 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) 87678778
Gusts 1514101417161316
Direction ENEEESESESSESSESSESE
Beaufort 32222223
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 975610141113
Gusts 171391422282827
Direction SSESSWWSWWWNWWWNW
Beaufort 32223434
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1314991210108
Gusts 2327212024221816
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 44333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 40124687
Gusts 1123611151413
Direction NWNSSESSWSESSSSE
Beaufort 20112232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.

What 4 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 91714291427815194014291641
AIFS 12171912201920
GFS 71214221725916193113201624
ICON 81711231225717132913281330
Confidence highhighmediumhighmediumhighmedium

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 Monday 2, from the west: onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in NishinoomoteQuestions

What's the wind like today in Nishinoomote?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 7 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 40 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.0 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 41 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Nishinoomote today

Wind near Nishinoomote

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, 16 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 2:14 pm (local time).

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