Wind in Kotzebue
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:15 pm (AKDT)- Gusts
- 33 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 5 · fresh breeze
- Today's peak
- 23 mph at 10:00 pm
- In knots
- 16 kn
Today the wind in Kotzebue is a fresh breeze from the west-southwest: 12 mph to 23 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 35 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 12–23 mph · gusts 35 SE · Beaufort 5
- Thu 29 9–18 mph · gusts 32 SSE · Beaufort 5
- Fri 30 7–19 mph · gusts 29 ESE · Beaufort 5
- Sat 31 4–16 mph · gusts 26 W · Beaufort 4
- Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 2
- Mon 2 7–15 mph · gusts 39 E · Beaufort 4
- Tue 3 11–21 mph · gusts 37 E · Beaufort 5
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) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Gusts | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 33 |
| Direction | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | WSW |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 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) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
| Gusts | 32 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 28 |
| Direction | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | E | E | E |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Gusts | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Direction | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Gusts | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
| Direction | SSE | S | SSE | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 today.
What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 2335 | 1832 | 1929 | 1626 | 718 | 1539 | 2137 |
| AIFS | 26 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| GFS | 3443 | 2536 | 2638 | 1615 | 128 | 98 | 1110 |
| ICON | 2339 | 2440 | 2438 | 913 | 1116 | 2336 | 2642 |
| Confidence | medium | medium | medium | medium | high | medium | low |
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 west-southwest: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Moderate breeze | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze · today | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
| 8 | Gale | 39–46 | High waves, spray |
| 9 | Strong gale | 47–54 | Very high waves |
Questions about the wind in KotzebueQuestions
What's the wind like today in Kotzebue?
Fresh breeze from the west-southwest: 18 mph now, peaking at 23 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 35 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Wednesday 28: up to 23 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 35 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is fresh breeze and waves are 2.4 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces southwest.
More about Kotzebue today
Wind near Kotzebue
- Noorvik 13 mph SW · 43 mi
- Deering 16 mph SW · 57 mi
- Kivalina 17 mph WSW · 78 mi
- Shishmaref 14 mph SW · 104 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, 8.1 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 9:15 pm (local time).
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