Wind in Game Creek
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:11 am (AKDT)- Gusts
- 7 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 0 · calm
- Today's peak
- 1 mph at 3:00 pm
- In knots
- 1 kn
Today the wind in Game Creek is a calm from the east: 1 mph to 1 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 39 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 1–1 mph · gusts 7 ESE · Beaufort 1
- Fri 30 2–3 mph · gusts 11 SSE · Beaufort 1
- Sat 31 3–12 mph · gusts 36 SE · Beaufort 3
- Sun 1 2–13 mph · gusts 39 SE · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 2
- Tue 3 2–8 mph · gusts 23 SE · Beaufort 3
- Wed 4 1–7 mph · gusts 26 ESE · 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) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gusts | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Direction | E | SE | SE | SE | NE | NNE | ENE | SE |
| Beaufort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Gusts | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Direction | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Gusts | 12 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Direction | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
| 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) | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 36 | 39 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 38 |
| Direction | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | NE | NE | NNE |
| Beaufort | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF | ECMWF |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Saturday 31.
What 4 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 | 17 | 311 | 1236 | 1339 | 621 | 823 | 726 |
| AIFS | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| GFS | 32 | 55 | 57 | 711 | 56 | 57 | 57 |
| ICON | 316 | 419 | 833 | 1036 | 418 | 833 | 940 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | high | 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 east: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Sunday 1, from the southeast: offshore.
The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Calm · today | 0–1 | Sea like a mirror |
| 1 | Light air | 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 Game CreekQuestions
What's the wind like today in Game Creek?
Calm from the east: 1 mph now, peaking at 1 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Sunday 1: up to 13 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 39 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is calm and waves are 0.3 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.
More about Game Creek today
Wind near Game Creek
- Tenakee Springs 2 mph N · 22 mi
- Excursion Inlet 2 mph NE · 25 mi
- Gustavus 2 mph NE · 26 mi
- Pelican 1 mph E · 27 mi
- Elfin Cove 4 mph ENE · 32 mi
- West Juneau 1 mph SE · 43 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, 13 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 12:11 am (local time).
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