Wind in Iwanuma
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:09 pm (GMT+9)- Gusts
- 20 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 2:00 pm
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Iwanuma is a gentle breeze from the southeast: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 1–9 mph · gusts 24 SSE · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 0–4 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 26 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 20 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 2
- Tue 3 1–9 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 0–8 mph · gusts 21 SE · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Gusts | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| Direction | SW | W | WSW | S | SE | SE | SE | S |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gusts | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| Direction | SW | SW | WSW | SW | ENE | E | WSW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Gusts | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 8 |
| Direction | SW | WSW | W | WSW | W | WSW | SSW | SSE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Gusts | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Direction | S | SSE | SSE | SE | WNW | WNW | S | S |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 924 | 413 | 1126 | 820 | 719 | 919 | 821 |
| AIFS | 10 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| GFS | 1517 | 513 | 1731 | 1628 | 812 | 1413 | 43 |
| ICON | 1525 | 47 | 1527 | 918 | 47 | 1322 | 59 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | medium | high | high | high |
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 southeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.
On Saturday 31, from the west-southwest: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 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 |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in IwanumaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Iwanuma?
Gentle breeze from the southeast: 9 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 11 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 26 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.
More about Iwanuma today
Wind near Iwanuma
- Sakamoto 13 mph SE · 13 mi
- Tagajō 10 mph SSE · 16 mi
- Sōma 13 mph SE · 22 mi
- Higashimatsushima 8 mph S · 27 mi
- Onagawa 8 mph S · 40 mi
- Namie 11 mph SSE · 44 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 11 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 12:09 pm (local time).
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