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Wind in Kvalvåg

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:03 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 13 mph
Gusts
24 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
23 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
11 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 49 mph today

Today the wind in Kvalvåg is a moderate breeze from the southwest: 8 mph to 23 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 49 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Kristiansund (ENKB), 3.5 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind16 mph from the southwest
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 8–23 mph · gusts 49 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 2–11 mph · gusts 30 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–3 mph · gusts 8 SE · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–10 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 8–11 mph · gusts 31 W · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 7–12 mph · gusts 24 SW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 819202021211614
Gusts 1938454149493735
Direction SWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWW
Beaufort 35555544
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) 1110823233
Gusts 302521157689
Direction WWWWESESESESSE
Beaufort 33311111
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) 12122122
Gusts 54458466
Direction SNWSEESESEESESESSE
Beaufort 11011111
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) 21322445
Gusts 691276111013
Direction SSEWWNWWWNWWWSWNW
Beaufort 11111222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 16291021591126113211311224
AIFS 1584810912
GFS 213782288142411271128818
ICON 244892849415122916392151
ARPEGE 213714236121321———
ICON-EU 2349113028613311——
Confidence mediumhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

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-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in KvalvågQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kvalvåg?

Moderate breeze from the southwest: 13 mph now, peaking at 23 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 49 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 23 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 49 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 0.5 ft. On Thursday 29, with gusts of 49 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Kvalvåg today

Wind near Kvalvåg

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, 13 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 1:03 am (local time).

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