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Wind in Sandslån

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:40 am (CET)
Now · from the southeast 3 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Sandslån is a light air from the southeast: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Kramfors/Solleftea (ESNK), 2.8 mi away · 20 min ago

Wind8 mph from the south-southeast
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 1–10 mph · gusts 19 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–14 mph · gusts 27 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 7 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–8 mph · gusts 19 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–13 mph · gusts 29 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 1–10 mph · gusts 22 WNW · 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) 45321128
Gusts 897434216
Direction ESESESEENNEENESW
Beaufort 22110113
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) 1013121112843
Gusts 20272323241996
Direction WNWWNWNWNWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 34333321
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) 22222123
Gusts 44444456
Direction NNNNENNEESEEESESE
Beaufort 11111111
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) 45432375
Gusts 81097361411
Direction ESESESESEENENWNWNW
Beaufort 22211122
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 12261328510112882513291022
AIFS 1113510111113
GFS 14291633481432133219391839
ICON 112413283661681911241330
ARPEGE 112313265101121———
ICON-EU 1019142747715715——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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 Friday 30, from the northwest: cross-shore.

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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in SandslånQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sandslån?

Light air from the southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air. 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 Sandslån today

Wind near Sandslån

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 5:40 am (local time).

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