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Wind in Altata

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:04 pm (GMT-7)
Now · from the east 6 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Altata is a light breeze from the east: 0 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

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, Wed 28 0–11 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 2–17 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 3–15 mph · gusts 16 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 4–10 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–14 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–17 mph · gusts 19 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 9–16 mph · gusts 17 NW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 423731056
Gusts 5291512131413
Direction NENNENESENESEEENE
Beaufort 21121322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66106271414
Gusts 1616231715151515
Direction EEEESESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 22321244
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11111114141163
Gusts 14141315161264
Direction ENEEESESSESSESSESE
Beaufort 33344321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 444571097
Gusts 5666810108
Direction EEENEENENWWNWNW
Beaufort 22222332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

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

What 6 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 61211231020716716923819
AIFS 59966119
GFS 1319142115151015111717271416
ICON 132414281223917122313241222
HRRR 11171731—————
NBM 1112181915161010141517191617
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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 northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in AltataQuestions

What's the wind like today in Altata?

Light breeze from the east: 6 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.0 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 southwest.

More about Altata today

Wind near Altata

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, 9.2 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 11:04 pm (local time).

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