Wind in Nyikine
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:30 pm (GMT)- Gusts
- 15 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 9:00 pm
- In knots
- 8 kn
Today the wind in Nyikine is a gentle breeze from the west: 5 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 9:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 5–9 mph · gusts 18 W · Beaufort 3
- Thu 29 2–10 mph · gusts 17 W · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 1–9 mph · gusts 16 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 18 SE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 0–10 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 3–6 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 2
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) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Gusts | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Direction | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Gusts | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Direction | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Gusts | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
| Direction | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | N |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Gusts | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| Direction | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | SSE | SSE | W | NW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.
What 4 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 | 918 | 1017 | 916 | 1218 | 717 | 1020 | 620 |
| AIFS | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| GFS | 1412 | 1315 | 1410 | 1311 | 1214 | 1119 | 1219 |
| ICON | 916 | 815 | 716 | 513 | 612 | 613 | 713 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | medium | medium | high | high |
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 west: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Saturday 31, from the southeast: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces west. 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 | 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 NyikineQuestions
What's the wind like today in Nyikine?
Gentle breeze from the west: 9 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 9:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Saturday 31: up to 12 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 18 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces west.
More about Nyikine today
Wind near Nyikine
- Cap Skirring 9 mph W · 13 mi
- Ziguinchor 5 mph WSW · 33 mi
- Diouloulou 6 mph W · 37 mi
- Kartung 8 mph WSW · 39 mi
- Gunjur 8 mph WSW · 46 mi
- Caió 8 mph W · 56 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, 17 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 11:30 pm (local time).
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