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Wind in Sirius

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 am (GMT+3)
Now · from the northeast 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Sirius is a light air from the northeast: 1 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 9 mph from the east, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Sochi (URSS), 2.8 mi away · 30 min ago

Wind14 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 1–5 mph · gusts 11 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 15 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 7 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 13 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 13 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–9 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 54121423
Gusts 911454745
Direction NENNEESESSWNENNNE
Beaufort 22010211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44431222
Gusts 771615910116
Direction NNENNENNENEWNWWSWSE
Beaufort 22210111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 26575924
Gusts 41081291556
Direction ENESESESEESESSENENNE
Beaufort 12222312
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44431323
Gusts 77764636
Direction NNENNENENEWSWWSWNWNE
Beaufort 22211111
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They 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.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 412515310512415613922
AIFS 6665339
GFS 761110151184545597
ICON 518415714476959919
ARPEGE 576101625611———
ICON-EU 5115169154758——
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighhighhigh

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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

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

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in SiriusQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sirius?

Light air from the northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 9 mph from the east, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Sirius today

Wind near Sirius

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 6:30 am (local time).

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