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Wind in Hoonah

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 3:40 pm (AKDT)
Now · from the north 6 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 38 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in Hoonah is a light breeze from the north: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 16 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 38 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Hoonah (PAOH), 0.2 mi away · 44 min ago

Wind7 mph from the east-southeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

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 1–9 mph · gusts 26 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 0–1 mph · gusts 7 ESE · Beaufort 1
  • Fri 30 0–3 mph · gusts 12 SSE · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 30 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–16 mph · gusts 38 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 0–4 mph · gusts 21 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 23 SE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65569731
Gusts 201919212521149
Direction NNNNNNENNNENE
Beaufort 22223211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11110100
Gusts 75454322
Direction ESESESESSEWNEESSE
Beaufort 00100000
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12222123
Gusts 455786811
Direction SESESSESSSWSESSE
Beaufort 11111011
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33479101110
Gusts 1111152227283029
Direction SEESEESESESESESESE
Beaufort 11223333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 9261731211301738421723
AIFS 6157849
GFS 68325455575655
ICON 51336491021122451149
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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 north: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the southeast: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt 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 HoonahQuestions

What's the wind like today in Hoonah?

Light breeze from the north: 6 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 16 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 38 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Hoonah today

Wind near Hoonah

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, 9.9 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 3:40 pm (local time).

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