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Wind in Shangqi Village

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:52 pm (GMT+8)
Now · from the southeast 5 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 33 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Shangqi Village is a light breeze from the southeast: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Xiamen-Gaoqi (ZSAM), 11 mi away · 52 min ago

Wind5 mph variable direction
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 2–10 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–13 mph · gusts 28 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 26 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–8 mph · gusts 19 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–12 mph · gusts 33 E · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 5–12 mph · gusts 29 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–10 mph · gusts 27 E · 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) 107423785
Gusts 211591014191910
Direction NNENNENWNNWESESEEENE
Beaufort 32211232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 312261279
Gusts 735917271917
Direction NNENWWNWNWESESEESEENE
Beaufort 11112323
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 765811111111
Gusts 1513121926242421
Direction NENENNENEENEEEENE
Beaufort 22233333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 83324652
Gusts 18951014171610
Direction NENWWSWSSESSESSW
Beaufort 31112221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind tomorrow: it may change.

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 102213281126819133312291027
AIFS 9611613117
GFS 1814201824241411313028282219
ICON 1419131817231217192615211217
Confidence mediumlowmediummediumlowlowlow

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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Friday 30, from the east: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 Shangqi VillageQuestions

What's the wind like today in Shangqi Village?

Light breeze from the southeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the east, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.9 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Shangqi Village today

Wind near Shangqi Village

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, 6.5 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 12:52 pm (local time).

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