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Wind in Zaisho

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:34 am (GMT+9)
Now · from the east-northeast 24 mph
Gusts
31 mph
Beaufort scale
5 · fresh breeze
Today's peak
24 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
21 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 40 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Zaisho is a fresh breeze from the east-northeast: 18 mph to 24 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 32 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 29 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 40 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Minamidaito (ROMD), 2.3 mi away · 34 min ago

Wind13 mph from the east-northeast
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 18–24 mph · gusts 32 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 9–18 mph · gusts 24 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 10–24 mph · gusts 31 NNE · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 10–19 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 5–16 mph · gusts 27 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 14–25 mph · gusts 34 NE · Beaufort 6
  • Wed 4 25–29 mph · gusts 40 NE · Beaufort 6

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2422232418192120
Gusts 3229303126262727
Direction ENEENEENEENEEEENEENE
Beaufort 55555555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 171817161111911
Gusts 2423212215141315
Direction EEEEESEESEEENE
Beaufort 44443333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1017171819242021
Gusts 1723232526312829
Direction ENENENNENNENNENNENENE
Beaufort 34455555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1917171612101212
Gusts 2824232319142119
Direction NENEENEEEENEENEE
Beaufort 54443334
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 2432182424311928162725342940
AIFS 24172218172728
GFS 2322171722221919212534363639
ICON 1826142018261623121820292028
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumlowlow

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 east-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · today 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves

Questions about the wind in ZaishoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Zaisho?

Fresh breeze from the east-northeast: 24 mph now, peaking at 24 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 32 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 29 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 40 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 7.3 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 40 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Zaisho today

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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). 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 8:34 am (local time).

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