Wind in Sommarøy
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:51 pm (CET)- Gusts
- 21 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 4 · moderate breeze
- Today's peak
- 16 mph at 4:00 pm
- In knots
- 11 kn
Today the wind in Sommarøy is a moderate breeze from the southeast: 8 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 31 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, Wed 28 8–16 mph · gusts 25 SSE · Beaufort 4
- Thu 29 4–15 mph · gusts 24 SSE · Beaufort 4
- Fri 30 3–12 mph · gusts 20 SE · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 3–17 mph · gusts 30 S · Beaufort 4
- Sun 1 3–12 mph · gusts 23 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Mon 2 4–19 mph · gusts 31 WSW · Beaufort 5
- Tue 3 6–17 mph · gusts 33 NW · 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) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Gusts | 19 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SE |
| 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Gusts | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 4 | 4 | 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) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Gusts | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Direction | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 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) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Gusts | 23 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 11 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | WNW | NW | SSW | SSE |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1426 | 916 | 814 | 1528 | 1026 | 1123 | 1733 |
| AIFS | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
| GFS | 2137 | 1215 | 1011 | 1630 | 1424 | 2635 | 3954 |
| ICON | 1629 | 1425 | 919 | 1630 | 1224 | 1934 | 2237 |
| ARPEGE | 1330 | 1225 | 815 | 1945 | 1333 | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1625 | 1524 | 1220 | 1730 | 1223 | 1931 | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | high | high | medium | 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 southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
On Monday 2, from the west-southwest: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces northwest. 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 · 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 SommarøyQuestions
What's the wind like today in Sommarøy?
Moderate breeze from the southeast: 12 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 25 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 31 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 7.7 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Offshore: the coast faces northwest.
More about Sommarøy today
Wind near Sommarøy
- Lenvik 9 mph SSE · 14 mi
- Ersfjord 7 mph S · 15 mi
- Gibostad 9 mph S · 19 mi
- Berg 20 mph S · 22 mi
- Tromsø 11 mph S · 23 mi
- Gryllefjord 19 mph S · 30 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, 8.0 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 11:51 pm (local time).
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