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Wind in Sundsvall

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:03 am (CET)
Now · from the west-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Sundsvall is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 3 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 29 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Sundsvall-Timra (ESNN), 11 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-northwest
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 3–10 mph · gusts 29 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–11 mph · gusts 29 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–3 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 20 W · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–7 mph · gusts 18 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–15 mph · gusts 26 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 6–10 mph · gusts 21 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) 34455347
Gusts 1012131414101422
Direction SSWSSWSWWSWWWSWWSWW
Beaufort 12222122
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) 911111111764
Gusts 2928262728212114
Direction WWNWWNWNWNWNWNWWNW
Beaufort 33333221
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) 33321222
Gusts 1211867677
Direction WWWWSWSSWSSWWSWSW
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) 23354466
Gusts 911121514141820
Direction SSWSSSWWSWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 11122222
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 112313276131020112815261121
AIFS 1013610101212
GFS 12281532441231133218371736
ICON 6141127376157161227819
ARPEGE 112014287121121———
ICON-EU 10291129312620618——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 SundsvallQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sundsvall?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 29 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Sundsvall today

Wind near Sundsvall

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 9:03 am (local time).

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