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Wind in Antsahampano

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:33 am (GMT+3)
Now · from the east 12 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
10 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Antsahampano is a gentle breeze from the east: 5 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 20 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Antsiranana (FMNA), 7.8 mi away · 33 min ago

Wind9 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 5–13 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–11 mph · gusts 18 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–14 mph · gusts 24 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 11–18 mph · gusts 27 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 11–19 mph · gusts 30 ESE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98812131187
Gusts 1313131820181310
Direction ESESESEEENEENEENEE
Beaufort 33344332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54337975
Gusts 76661115138
Direction ESEESESENENNENWWNWW
Beaufort 22112322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 322361184
Gusts 65651118139
Direction WSSSEWNWNWWNWWNWW
Beaufort 11112332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11189425
Gusts 5451215112820
Direction SSWSSEENEENENNEE
Beaufort 11133212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 13209151118928142418271930
AIFS 118105101514
GFS 13181013971314171718221923
ICON 1727152415241524193123372033
Confidence highmediumhighmediummediummediumhigh

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 Wednesday 4, from the east-southeast: offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt 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 · week peak 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 AntsahampanoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Antsahampano?

Gentle breeze from the east: 12 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 20 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 19 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Antsahampano today

Wind near Antsahampano

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). 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 8:33 am (local time).

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