Wind in Minehead
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:28 am (GMT)- Gusts
- 10 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 2 · light breeze
- Today's peak
- 9 mph at 2:00 pm
- In knots
- 3 kn
Today the wind in Minehead is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 25 mph.
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 1–9 mph · gusts 18 SSE · Beaufort 3
- Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 20 ESE · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 2–7 mph · gusts 16 ESE · Beaufort 2
- Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 6–12 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 7–15 mph · gusts 25 NE · Beaufort 4
- Wed 4 11–14 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 4
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) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Gusts | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
| Direction | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| 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) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Gusts | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| Direction | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME | AROME |
| 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) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Gusts | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Direction | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | E |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | AROME | AROME | AROME | 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Gusts | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 |
| Direction | E | E | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 on Sunday 1.
What 7 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 | 1322 | 1121 | 916 | 1326 | 1428 | 1525 | 1324 |
| AIFS | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| GFS | 1220 | 1320 | 68 | 1628 | 1727 | 1924 | 1825 |
| ICON | 1119 | 1118 | 916 | 814 | 1525 | 1220 | 1626 |
| ARPEGE | 1019 | 918 | 714 | 1523 | — | — | — |
| AROME | 918 | 1020 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 1221 | 917 | 716 | 615 | 1223 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | medium | high | 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 south-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light air | 1–3 | Ripples, no foam |
| 2 | Light breeze · today | 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 |
| 6 | Strong breeze | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
Questions about the wind in MineheadQuestions
What's the wind like today in Minehead?
Light breeze from the south-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 25 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.4 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 north.
More about Minehead today
Wind near Minehead
- Watchet 7 mph SSE · 6.8 mi
- Rhoose 4 mph E · 14 mi
- Llantwit Major 3 mph ENE · 14 mi
- Lynton 5 mph SE · 16 mi
- Ogmore-by-Sea 5 mph ESE · 19 mi
- Burnham-on-Sea 4 mph SE · 21 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, 3.2 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 6:28 am (local time).
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