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Wind in Izumiōtsu

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:56 am (GMT+9)
Now · from the east 3 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Izumiōtsu is a light air from the east: 2 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 12 mph from the south, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Osaka/Kansai (RJBB), 11 mi away · 26 min ago

Wind9 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 2–5 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–9 mph · gusts 24 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–11 mph · gusts 29 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–3 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 2–12 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 2–5 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45423342
Gusts 9999131095
Direction ESEESEESEENENNWNNEESESE
Beaufort 22111121
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34438946
Gusts 111181123221313
Direction SESEESESSESWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 12213322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7579111071
Gusts 151615222827196
Direction WSWWNWWWWWNWNWNE
Beaufort 22233320
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21323122
Gusts 6869125118
Direction WNNEENENNEENESE
Beaufort 10111111
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 51392411293121233620515
AIFS 6593475
GFS 911811162366244513171615
ICON 59510132361017291018814
Confidence highhighmediumhighlowmediummedium

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: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the south: cross-offshore.

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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in IzumiōtsuQuestions

What's the wind like today in Izumiōtsu?

Light air from the east: 3 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 12 mph from the south, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.5 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Izumiōtsu today

Wind near Izumiōtsu

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, 8.5 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 7:56 am (local time).

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