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Wind in Den Hoorn

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:46 am (CET)
Now · from the west 1 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
1 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Den Hoorn is a light air from the west: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Den Helder (EHKD), 6.9 mi away · 21 min ago

Fog at the airport: low visibility on the coast and at sea.

Wind2 mph from the south-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility0.2 mi
WeatherFog

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 1–7 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–7 mph · gusts 12 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–7 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 13 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–16 mph · gusts 28 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 5–15 mph · gusts 25 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–4 mph · gusts 13 ESE · 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) 74212233
Gusts 1311424555
Direction WSWWSWWSWSSWWNWNWESEESE
Beaufort 22111111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33465675
Gusts 6571110101211
Direction ESESEESEESEESEEEESE
Beaufort 11222222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54576632
Gusts 810913121163
Direction ENEESEESEESEESEESEEE
Beaufort 22222211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 25675564
Gusts 291012109128
Direction NNWNWNNWNWWNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 12222222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 61161181562315251519413
AIFS 89812191612
GFS 151498992727293127141612
ICON 813812813913213321331523
ARPEGE 91213171520813———
ICON-EU 7146127137131628——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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 west: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Monday 2, from the north: cross-shore.

The coast here faces west. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Den HoornQuestions

What's the wind like today in Den Hoorn?

Light air from the west: 1 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the north, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces west.

More about Den Hoorn today

Wind near Den Hoorn

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, 1.7 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 7:46 am (local time).

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