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Wind in Goderich

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:48 pm (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 5 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Goderich is a light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 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 4–8 mph · gusts 16 W · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 15 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–8 mph · gusts 14 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 16 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–13 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 0–8 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–4 mph · gusts 17 S · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67647866
Gusts 111312812161314
Direction WSWWNWNNWWWWSWWSWSSW
Beaufort 22222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 577106742
Gusts 91213151213115
Direction WSWWNWNWNNWNWWSWE
Beaufort 22232221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 68433686
Gusts 1013101111111411
Direction EESEESESESSWSSSE
Beaufort 23211232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77671853
Gusts 11111112914109
Direction ESEESEEEESESWWSWSSE
Beaufort 22221321
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 91610158149161319814417
AIFS 8887545
GFS 9981099896510878
ICON 612612515716417413413
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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

On Sunday 1, from the east: offshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 GoderichQuestions

What's the wind like today in Goderich?

Light breeze from the southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.0 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 west.

More about Goderich today

Wind near Goderich

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 10:48 pm (local time).

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