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Wind in Dib Dibba

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:29 am (GST)
Now · from the northeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Dib Dibba is a light breeze from the northeast: 3 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Khassab (OOKB), 2.4 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind5 mph from the south-southeast
Gusts—
Visibility—
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

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 3–10 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 15 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–8 mph · gusts 12 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–13 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–11 mph · gusts 21 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–14 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 534810943
Gusts 1177121415106
Direction ESEENEENEEEEESEESE
Beaufort 21233321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66699665
Gusts 91010131510108
Direction ESESESEESEESEEESESE
Beaufort 22233222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45558864
Gusts 78991213108
Direction SESESEESEEEESESE
Beaufort 22223322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21333358
Gusts 85667111210
Direction NWNNWSSEESENENWWSW
Beaufort 11111123
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 10151015913912131211211422
AIFS 64459911
GFS 7106968610713715614
ICON 6114948485961059
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighmedium

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 northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Wednesday 4, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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

Questions about the wind in Dib DibbaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Dib Dibba?

Light breeze from the northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Dib Dibba today

Wind near Dib Dibba

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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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 4:29 am (local time).

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