Wind in Ballangen
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:39 am (CET)- Gusts
- 18 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 12 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 10 kn
Today the wind in Ballangen is a gentle breeze from the south: 1 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 27 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 1–12 mph · gusts 22 S · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 3–5 mph · gusts 9 SSW · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 3–12 mph · gusts 22 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 4–11 mph · gusts 20 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 6–17 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 2–5 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 4–7 mph · gusts 23 SSW · Beaufort 2
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) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| Direction | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Gusts | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Direction | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Gusts | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Direction | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Gusts | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| Direction | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
High confidenceThe 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1028 | 513 | 1130 | 719 | 1021 | 519 | 723 |
| AIFS | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| GFS | 915 | 46 | 1118 | 713 | 1320 | 2947 | 810 |
| ICON | 1426 | 48 | 1125 | 919 | 1331 | 1530 | 2244 |
| ARPEGE | 1127 | 818 | 1640 | 1023 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1222 | 59 | 1222 | 1120 | 1727 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | high | high | low | low |
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 south: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Monday 2, from the southwest: offshore.
The coast here faces northeast. 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 · week peak | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze | 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 BallangenQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ballangen?
Gentle breeze from the south: 11 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 27 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze. 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 northeast.
More about Ballangen today
Wind near Ballangen
- Lidaláddi 7 mph S · 9.3 mi
- Ginnasluokta 6 mph S · 13 mi
- Ramsund 14 mph S · 13 mi
- Fagernes 7 mph SSE · 16 mi
- Kjøpsvik 13 mph S · 21 mi
- Lødingen 14 mph S · 22 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). 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 3:39 am (local time).
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