Wind in Gibostad
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:29 am (CET)- Gusts
- 18 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 11 mph at 3:00 am
- In knots
- 9 kn
Today the wind in Gibostad is a gentle breeze from the south: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 3:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 21 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 39 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 3–11 mph · gusts 19 SSE · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 3–5 mph · gusts 9 S · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 4–21 mph · gusts 39 SSW · Beaufort 5
- Sun 1 4–13 mph · gusts 24 SSW · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 7–16 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 3–12 mph · gusts 26 SSW · Beaufort 4
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) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Gusts | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Direction | S | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 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) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Gusts | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Direction | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Gusts | 11 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Direction | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 3 | 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) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Gusts | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 |
| Direction | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 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?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.
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 | 616 | 613 | 1432 | 1023 | 1323 | 821 | 1226 |
| AIFS | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| GFS | 55 | 66 | 77 | 1321 | 1931 | 3751 | 1927 |
| ICON | 928 | 519 | 1751 | 1238 | 1545 | 1440 | 2153 |
| ARPEGE | 1324 | 816 | 2245 | 1227 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1119 | 59 | 2139 | 1324 | 1627 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | high | high | low | medium |
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 Saturday 31, from the south-southwest: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces south. 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 GibostadQuestions
What's the wind like today in Gibostad?
Gentle breeze from the south: 10 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 3:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 21 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 39 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.6 ft. On Saturday 31, 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 Gibostad today
Wind near Gibostad
- Lenvik 11 mph SSE · 6.4 mi
- Sommarøy 13 mph SSE · 19 mi
- Berg 19 mph S · 21 mi
- Torsken 17 mph S · 24 mi
- Ersfjord 8 mph S · 27 mi
- Storsteinnes 3 mph SSW · 29 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 2:29 am (local time).
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