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Wind in Milpitas

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:02 pm (PDT)
Now · from the east-southeast 4 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Milpitas is a light breeze from the east-southeast: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Moffett Fed Airfld (KNUQ), 8.0 mi away · 11 min ago

WindCalm
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 1–10 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 0–6 mph · gusts 10 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 10 W · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–8 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–3 mph · gusts 8 NE · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 0–4 mph · gusts 8 SW · 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) 321261065
Gusts 33121013119
Direction SESSESWWNWWNWNWN
Beaufort 11112322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22413331
Gusts 22419763
Direction SESSEESEENESEESENWNNW
Beaufort 11211111
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43323772
Gusts 7566914125
Direction ENESESESWSWWNWWNWW
Beaufort 21111221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22111453
Gusts 54335995
Direction SWSSSESWSWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 11100221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 6 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 719716820718819616411
AIFS 6354633
GFS 910799106108128577
ICON 8196156154211025622513
HRRR 1113613—————
NBM 714498156108163848
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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-southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 · week peak 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 MilpitasQuestions

What's the wind like today in Milpitas?

Light breeze from the east-southeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 10 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 13 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

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

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Milpitas today

Wind near Milpitas

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). 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 11:02 pm (local time).

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