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Wind in St Austell

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:30 pm (GMT)
Now · from the west-northwest 2 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 4:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in St Austell is a light air from the west-northwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 4:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Newquay/Cornwall (EGHQ), 12 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind6 mph from the south
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, Wed 28 1–8 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 0–15 mph · gusts 26 SSE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 4–14 mph · gusts 27 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 2–12 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 10 N · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–11 mph · gusts 22 ENE · 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) 56566551
Gusts 10101113171382
Direction WSWWWSWWSWWSWWSWW
Beaufort 22222221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3221313141414
Gusts 2422223242426
Direction NNNWSWSSESSESSESESE
Beaufort 11144444
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 14141311121287
Gusts 2724232122221712
Direction SESESESESEESEEENE
Beaufort 44434332
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 565911943
Gusts 10121115201786
Direction EESEEESEESEEEN
Beaufort 22233321
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 7 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1122162913231322102512281122
AIFS 1415129101213
GFS 1325142414241220102515251425
ICON 12201423132112205910171526
ARPEGE 1320182519261420———
AROME 91715261427————
ICON-EU 1219142413211220610——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

On Thursday 29, from the south-southeast: onshore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 St AustellQuestions

What's the wind like today in St Austell?

Light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 4:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 15 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.5 ft. 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 southeast.

More about St Austell today

Wind near St Austell

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 11:30 pm (local time).

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