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Wind in Bur Dubai

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:55 am (GST)
Now · from the east-southeast 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Bur Dubai is a light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Dubai (OMDB), 4.2 mi away · 4 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east
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 2–8 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–11 mph · gusts 21 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–11 mph · gusts 24 N · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–9 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 17 W · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–9 mph · gusts 19 SW · 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) 33467484
Gusts 5451115131710
Direction SESEESEEENENNE
Beaufort 11222232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44543561
Gusts 66791015135
Direction ESEESEESEESESSENNWNNWNE
Beaufort 22221221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21232862
Gusts 3337918155
Direction SESSEESEENEESENWNNWNNE
Beaufort 11111321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22223971
Gusts 322612202420
Direction EEESEENENENNWNNWNE
Beaufort 11111320
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

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 81771611211124919917919
AIFS 8999111211
GFS 1616141315121615141314111515
ICON 10218171020921818817817
Confidence mediummediumhighmediumhighhighhigh

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

Questions about the wind in Bur DubaiQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bur Dubai?

Light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 11 mph from the north, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.6 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 Bur Dubai today

Wind near Bur Dubai

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, 3.1 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 3:55 am (local time).

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