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Wind in Seirō

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:51 pm (GMT+9)
Now · from the north 3 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 34 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Seirō is a light air from the north: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 18 mph from the west, with gusts of 34 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Niigata (RJSN), 7.5 mi away · 51 min ago

Wind6 mph from the 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 1–9 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–7 mph · gusts 12 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 7–18 mph · gusts 34 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 0–15 mph · gusts 28 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 1–11 mph · gusts 23 S · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–16 mph · gusts 30 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–10 mph · gusts 21 E · 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) 96942515
Gusts 1911151491327
Direction WSWSSESSENNESES
Beaufort 32321202
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76521233
Gusts 12111179446
Direction SSESSESWSWSSENWSES
Beaufort 22211111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9871218121615
Gusts 1519142434263028
Direction SSWSWSSWSSWWSWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33234344
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 151512129345
Gusts 26282423201378
Direction NWNWNWNWWNWWNWSESE
Beaufort 44333122
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 91971218341528112316301021
AIFS 1111161511108
GFS 1217132125341825152420261114
ICON 111971318341524152614231016
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighmediumhigh

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: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the west: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 SeirōQuestions

What's the wind like today in Seirō?

Light air from the north: 3 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 18 mph from the west, with gusts of 34 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 4.3 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 34 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Seirō today

Wind near Seirō

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 12:51 pm (local time).

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