Wind in Kjøpsvik
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:39 am (CET)- Gusts
- 31 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 4 · moderate breeze
- Today's peak
- 15 mph at 1:00 am
- In knots
- 12 kn
Today the wind in Kjøpsvik is a moderate breeze from the south: 2 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 33 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 2–15 mph · gusts 33 S · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 2–5 mph · gusts 12 S · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 31 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 27 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 4–17 mph · gusts 39 WSW · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 2–8 mph · gusts 17 W · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 4–7 mph · gusts 19 S · 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) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| Direction | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Gusts | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Direction | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 8 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | W | SW | S |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Gusts | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| Direction | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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?
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 | 923 | 511 | 925 | 717 | 717 | 817 | 719 |
| AIFS | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| GFS | 1016 | 77 | 1215 | 916 | 109 | 3542 | 1028 |
| ICON | 1430 | 611 | 824 | 824 | 1437 | 1437 | 2249 |
| ARPEGE | 1628 | 1118 | 1932 | 1525 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1533 | 512 | 931 | 927 | 1739 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | high | medium | 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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Monday 2, from the west-southwest: cross-shore.
The coast here faces south. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gentle breeze | 8–12 | Scattered whitecaps |
| 4 | Moderate breeze · today | 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 |
| 8 | Gale | 39–46 | High waves, spray |
Questions about the wind in KjøpsvikQuestions
What's the wind like today in Kjøpsvik?
Moderate breeze from the south: 14 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 33 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 39 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is moderate breeze. On Monday 2, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces south.
More about Kjøpsvik today
Wind near Kjøpsvik
- Oppeid 10 mph S · 20 mi
- Ballangen 12 mph S · 21 mi
- Lødingen 16 mph S · 24 mi
- Ramsund 13 mph S · 28 mi
- Lidaláddi 7 mph S · 29 mi
- Ginnasluokta 7 mph S · 32 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, 11 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 12:39 am (local time).
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