Wind in Ardersier
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:33 am (GMT)- Gusts
- 17 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 11 mph at 12:00 am
- In knots
- 7 kn
Today the wind in Ardersier is a gentle breeze from the southwest: 1 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.
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 1–11 mph · gusts 22 SSW · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 1–4 mph · gusts 7 S · Beaufort 2
- Sat 31 0–8 mph · gusts 14 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 0–7 mph · gusts 14 SW · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 2
- Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 2
- Wed 4 4–7 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 2
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Direction | SW | SW | S | SSE | SSW | S | SSE | ESE |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Gusts | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Direction | ESE | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Gusts | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| Direction | SSW | WNW | NE | N | WNW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Gusts | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Direction | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | N | S |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 1225 | 1223 | 1019 | 723 | 728 | 612 | 714 |
| AIFS | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| GFS | 1225 | 915 | 1522 | 1415 | 1215 | 54 | 76 |
| ICON | 916 | 58 | 711 | 712 | 610 | 35 | 47 |
| ARPEGE | 1321 | 1425 | 1425 | 1015 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1122 | 47 | 814 | 714 | — | — | — |
| Confidence | high | medium | medium | high | medium | high | high |
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 southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.
The coast here faces northeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Light breeze | 4–7 | Small wavelets |
| 3 | Gentle breeze · today | 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 |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in ArdersierQuestions
What's the wind like today in Ardersier?
Gentle breeze from the southwest: 8 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 22 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.5 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 northeast.
More about Ardersier today
Wind near Ardersier
- Fortrose 9 mph SW · 3.6 mi
- Cromarty 8 mph SW · 7.9 mi
- Invergordon 8 mph SW · 9.7 mi
- Dingwall 5 mph SW · 15 mi
- Forres 6 mph S · 16 mi
- Findhorn 6 mph S · 17 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 17 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 2:33 am (local time).
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