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Wind in Mud Bay

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:28 pm (AKDT)
Now · from the northwest 4 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Mud Bay is a light breeze from the northwest: 3 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Haines (PAHN), 7.5 mi away · 34 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-northwest
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 3–6 mph · gusts 18 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 0–3 mph · gusts 12 N · Beaufort 1
  • Fri 30 1–3 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 4–7 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–3 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 3–6 mph · gusts 22 ESE · 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) 65545544
Gusts 1817151416141313
Direction NWNWWNWNWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33332001
Gusts 12111098534
Direction NNWNNNNNWNWENENE
Beaufort 11111001
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12232333
Gusts 56777101111
Direction NNENNENNENEESEEENE
Beaufort 11111111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45567554
Gusts 1215171920181515
Direction EEEESEESEEENEENE
Beaufort 22222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They 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.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 618312311720615318622
AIFS 5222111
GFS 121591111141117121813191114
ICON 8137117117126105847
Confidence mediummediummediummediummediummediummedium

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 northwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Saturday 31, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 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 Mud BayQuestions

What's the wind like today in Mud Bay?

Light breeze from the northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 7 mph from the east, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Mud Bay today

Wind near Mud Bay

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, 12 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 6:28 pm (local time).

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