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Wind in Sakata

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:39 am (GMT+9)
Now · from the southeast 6 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Sakata is a light breeze from the southeast: 0 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 31 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Shonai (RJSY), 8.1 mi away · 39 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 0–13 mph · gusts 21 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 17 S · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 7–19 mph · gusts 31 W · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 2–17 mph · gusts 29 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–13 mph · gusts 31 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–16 mph · gusts 30 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 3–8 mph · gusts 21 NNW · 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) 1311364155
Gusts 21201213117910
Direction WWNWWSEEWSWSSESE
Beaufort 43122122
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55437663
Gusts 10118712121210
Direction SSESSESSWSWSSWSE
Beaufort 22212221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121171519161916
Gusts 1917152431273126
Direction SSWWSWWSWWSWWSWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 33245454
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 17171614131028
Gusts 282926242419149
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWSWE
Beaufort 44444313
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 13218171931172913311630821
AIFS 139171613119
GFS 172311183035232920282030118
ICON 152581321382035172918301220
Confidence highhighmediummediummediummediumhigh

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

On Saturday 31, 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 SakataQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sakata?

Light breeze from the southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 31 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 6.5 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 31 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 Sakata today

Wind near Sakata

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, 8.1 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 8:39 am (local time).

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