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Wind in Cowie

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:55 pm (GMT)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
16 mph at 5:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 36 mph today

Today the wind in Cowie is a light air from the southwest: 2 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 5:00 am with gusts of 36 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, Wed 28 2–16 mph · gusts 36 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 1–5 mph · gusts 12 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 11 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 10 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–3 mph · gusts 8 WNW · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 0–4 mph · gusts 8 W · 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) 10131411141173
Gusts 2530352326231911
Direction SWSSWWSWWSWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 34434321
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22223343
Gusts 887887109
Direction SWSSESEENESSESSEESE
Beaufort 11111121
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) 34443112
Gusts 9111099566
Direction ESEESEESEESEEENEENEE
Beaufort 12221011
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) 11203433
Gusts 5636812911
Direction NENWEWNWWSWWWNWW
Beaufort 11101211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

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

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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 2037817112291952541248
AIFS 16776423
GFS 2342718922922443322
ICON 213771248814394724
ARPEGE 234061171046———
ICON-EU 1636512511513410——
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

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 CowieQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cowie?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 5:00 am with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 16 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Cowie today

Wind near Cowie

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 11:55 pm (local time).

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