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Wind in Balmullo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 10:19 am (GMT)
Now · from the south-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Balmullo is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Leuchars (EGQL), 2.6 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind6 mph from the southwest
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 2–9 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–10 mph · gusts 16 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–8 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–8 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 6 W · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 0–6 mph · gusts 11 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–2 mph · gusts 11 NW · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98747533
Gusts 1413137121176
Direction SWSWSWSSWSSWSSWSSWS
Beaufort 33222211
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) 22227987
Gusts 344412161411
Direction SSESSSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 11112332
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) 44347887
Gusts 765511121211
Direction SWSSWSSWSSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 22112222
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) 33852223
Gusts 851394444
Direction WSEENEEENESSWSSWSW
Beaufort 11321111
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 9219181021716419611211
AIFS 7774433
GFS 9171121101854664333
ICON 10209159161017474735
ARPEGE 15227111219710———
ICON-EU 914101681281346——
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 south-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the southwest: 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 BalmulloQuestions

What's the wind like today in Balmullo?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 16 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze 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?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Balmullo today

Wind near Balmullo

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 10:19 am (local time).

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