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Wind in Musaffah

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:09 am (GST)
Now · from the east-southeast 3 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
12 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Musaffah is a light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the north, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Abu Dhabi/Bateen (OMAD), 5.0 mi away · 39 min ago

Wind5 mph from the east-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 2–12 mph · gusts 21 N · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–10 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 19 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–13 mph · gusts 22 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 0–12 mph · gusts 19 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–9 mph · gusts 20 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 1–8 mph · gusts 17 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) 2244410107
Gusts 3351011191913
Direction ESEESEESEENENNENWNNWNNE
Beaufort 11222332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 645618106
Gusts 9771110151712
Direction NNENEESEWSWNNWNN
Beaufort 22221232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43242994
Gusts 84281017189
Direction NEENEEENENNWNNWNNWNNE
Beaufort 21121332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 4334310117
Gusts 654914172022
Direction NENEENENENENNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 21121332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

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 12211018111913221219920917
AIFS 10911981010
GFS 1514151514161617151613131415
ICON 11191118121911201117813814
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighhighhigh

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 east-southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the north: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 MusaffahQuestions

What's the wind like today in Musaffah?

Light air from the east-southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the north, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Musaffah today

Wind near Musaffah

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, 18 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 5:09 am (local time).

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