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Wind in Atka

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:10 pm (HADT)
Now · from the south-southeast 26 mph
Gusts
48 mph
Beaufort scale
6 · strong breeze
Today's peak
26 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
22 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 59 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Atka is a strong breeze from the south-southeast: 1 mph to 26 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 49 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 32 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 57 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Atka (PAAK), 1.6 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind29 mph from the east-southeast
Gusts39 mph
Visibility1.2 mi
WeatherRain, mist

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 1–26 mph · gusts 49 SSE · Beaufort 6
  • Thu 29 11–26 mph · gusts 51 SW · Beaufort 6
  • Fri 30 23–32 mph · gusts 57 NW · Beaufort 7
  • Sat 31 7–27 mph · gusts 51 WNW · Beaufort 6
  • Sun 1 11–27 mph · gusts 54 SSW · Beaufort 6
  • Mon 2 14–30 mph · gusts 55 WSW · Beaufort 6
  • Tue 3 9–32 mph · gusts 59 WSW · Beaufort 7

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 623818232619
Gusts 12771531434940
Direction WNWSWSESESSESSESSESSE
Beaufort 21135565
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1116212024252323
Gusts 2332404249504441
Direction SSWSSWSWSWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 34556655
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2823293230282829
Gusts 4943525754505152
Direction WNWWWNWWNWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 65676666
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 27242114714118
Gusts 5144393018242016
Direction NWNWWNWWNWWSWWWSWSSW
Beaufort 65542433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind tomorrow: it may change.

What 4 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 2649265132572751275430553259
AIFS 29353332322931
GFS 2345435846584051325245553747
ICON 2953326036643257325927472747
Confidence highlowlowmediumhighlowmedium

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-southeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · today 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale · week peak 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray
9 Strong gale 47–54 Very high waves
10 Storm 55–63 Sea white with foam

Questions about the wind in AtkaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Atka?

Strong breeze from the south-southeast: 26 mph now, peaking at 26 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 49 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 32 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 57 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is strong breeze and waves are 7.9 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 59 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Atka today

Wind near Atka

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, 9.3 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 6:10 pm (local time).

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