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Wind in Färjestaden

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:52 am (CET)
Now · from the southwest 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Färjestaden is a light breeze from the southwest: 3 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 13 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 20 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Kalmar (ESMQ), 7.4 mi away · 32 min ago

Fog at the airport: low visibility on the coast and at sea.

Wind2 mph from the south
Gusts—
Visibility0.1 mi
WeatherFog

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 3–8 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–6 mph · gusts 11 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 19 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 9 W · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–13 mph · gusts 20 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–11 mph · gusts 25 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–10 mph · gusts 27 NNW · 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) 34686766
Gusts 5691414151111
Direction WSWSWSSWSWWSWWWSWW
Beaufort 12232222
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) 65555345
Gusts 11991010689
Direction WWNWWNWNWWNWWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22222122
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) 7789101196
Gusts 1212131519181512
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNENNENN
Beaufort 22333332
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) 55423444
Gusts 98746788
Direction NNENNNENSWSSWSSWSW
Beaufort 22211222
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

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 9188161225625133511251027
AIFS 1010910171311
GFS 9226177131122223213261125
ICON 71561291849919614917
ARPEGE 1217111411151318———
ICON-EU 915611111959916——
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 Monday 2, from the northwest: onshore.

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 FärjestadenQuestions

What's the wind like today in Färjestaden?

Light breeze from the southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 13 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.7 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 Färjestaden today

Wind near Färjestaden

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); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 13 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 4:52 am (local time).

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