Wind in Lødingen
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:01 am (CET)- Gusts
- 20 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 15 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 10 kn
Today the wind in Lødingen is a gentle breeze from the south: 2 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 26 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 23 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 36 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 2–15 mph · gusts 26 S · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 0–10 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 3–23 mph · gusts 36 SSW · Beaufort 5
- Sun 1 6–17 mph · gusts 24 SW · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 3–13 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 24 WNW · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 3
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) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Gusts | 25 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 7 |
| Direction | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 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) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Gusts | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 |
| Direction | SSW | WNW | WNW | N | S | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 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) | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Gusts | 10 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Direction | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 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) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
| Gusts | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 13 |
| Direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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?
Medium confidenceThey 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.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1335 | 926 | 1543 | 737 | 824 | 924 | 928 |
| AIFS | 11 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| GFS | 2238 | 1115 | 2039 | 1521 | 1722 | 3650 | 1215 |
| ICON | 2033 | 915 | 2338 | 1830 | 1630 | 1526 | 2542 |
| ARPEGE | 2131 | 1521 | 3756 | 2741 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1526 | 1015 | 2336 | 1724 | 1322 | — | — |
| Confidence | medium | high | medium | medium | 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-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.
On Saturday 31, from the south-southwest: onshore.
The coast here faces southwest. 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 LødingenQuestions
What's the wind like today in Lødingen?
Gentle breeze from the south: 11 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 26 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 23 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.4 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-onshore: the coast faces southwest.
More about Lødingen today
Wind near Lødingen
- Ramsund 12 mph S · 14 mi
- Sigerfjord 21 mph SSW · 20 mi
- Ballangen 11 mph S · 22 mi
- Lidaláddi 6 mph S · 23 mi
- Kjøpsvik 13 mph S · 24 mi
- Oppeid 9 mph S · 25 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 2:01 am (local time).
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