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Wind in Pata

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:24 pm (GMT+13)
Now · from the southeast 20 mph
Gusts
31 mph
Beaufort scale
5 · fresh breeze
Today's peak
20 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
17 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Pata is a fresh breeze from the southeast: 11 mph to 20 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 31 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Apia/Faleolo (NSFA), 6.0 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind9 mph from the east-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 11–20 mph · gusts 31 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 2–16 mph · gusts 24 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–15 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 15–18 mph · gusts 28 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 15–21 mph · gusts 29 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 14–19 mph · gusts 29 ESE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 14–19 mph · gusts 30 ESE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1514141820191613
Gusts 2320212631302620
Direction ESEESEESEESEESESEESEESE
Beaufort 44445544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1091114161594
Gusts 1613172224241710
Direction ESEESEESEESESESEESEENE
Beaufort 33344432
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2371013141515
Gusts 55101619212121
Direction SEEESESESESEESEESE
Beaufort 11234444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1515161617181616
Gusts 2122232427272523
Direction ESEESEESEESESEESEESEESE
Beaufort 44444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

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 2031162415211828212919291930
AIFS 1391012151615
GFS 1921161514161921232621252628
ICON 92141161571992211251024
Confidence mediummediummediummediummediummediumlow

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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Monday 2, from the east-southeast: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · today 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
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves

Questions about the wind in PataQuestions

What's the wind like today in Pata?

Fresh breeze from the southeast: 20 mph now, peaking at 20 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 31 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 21 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 4.9 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Pata today

Wind near Pata

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). 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 12:24 pm (local time).

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