Wind in Ballum
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:30 am (CET)- Gusts
- 13 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 1:00 am
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Ballum is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 21 mph from the north, with gusts of 30 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, Thu 29 2–9 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 2–6 mph · gusts 9 SE · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 1–7 mph · gusts 10 NW · Beaufort 2
- Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 13 NW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 12–21 mph · gusts 30 N · Beaufort 5
- Tue 3 0–11 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 1–2 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 1
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Gusts | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Gusts | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | E | E | E |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Gusts | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Direction | SSE | S | WNW | W | WNW | NNW | N | NNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Gusts | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Direction | NW | NW | NW | WNW | W | W | NNW | NNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Low confidenceThey don't agree on the wind on Sunday 1: it may change.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 713 | 39 | 410 | 1726 | 1727 | 1122 | 213 |
| AIFS | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| GFS | 1319 | 55 | 55 | 2428 | 2731 | 1924 | 1011 |
| ICON | 813 | 69 | 611 | 812 | 1727 | 1626 | 1017 |
| ARPEGE | 1218 | 1115 | 1115 | 2531 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 913 | 69 | 710 | 913 | 2130 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | low | high | medium | medium |
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 southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.
On Monday 2, from the north: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 BallumQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ballum?
Gentle breeze from the southwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 21 mph from the north, with gusts of 30 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-shore: the coast faces northwest.
More about Ballum today
Wind near Ballum
- Holwert 8 mph SW · 10 mi
- Ternaard 8 mph SW · 12 mi
- Oosterend 8 mph WSW · 13 mi
- Hoorn 8 mph WSW · 14 mi
- Tzummarum 6 mph SW · 15 mi
- Schiermonnikoog 9 mph SW · 19 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 4.7 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 12:30 am (local time).
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