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Wind in Kalama Valley

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:33 am (HST)
Now · from the east 15 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
19 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
13 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Kalama Valley is a moderate breeze from the east: 14 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 25 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Kaneohe Bay (PHNG), 12 mi away · 36 min ago

Wind13 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts22 mph
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, Thu 29 14–19 mph · gusts 27 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Fri 30 16–19 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 12–16 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–21 mph · gusts 28 NNE · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 19–25 mph · gusts 32 NE · Beaufort 6
  • Tue 3 21–23 mph · gusts 32 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 21–24 mph · gusts 32 ENE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1515151819181717
Gusts 2020202326262223
Direction EEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 44445544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1818181718181716
Gusts 2424242324242321
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 45445544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1615141313131313
Gusts 2120191818171718
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENENENE
Beaufort 44444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1110131418212120
Gusts 1614171617272725
Direction NENENNENNENNENNENENE
Beaufort 33445555
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 1927192416212128253223322432
AIFS 18191523242221
GFS 142615239172329212922292330
ICON 93411328231335153913371437
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 east: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Monday 2, from the northeast: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze · week peak 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Kalama ValleyQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kalama Valley?

Moderate breeze from the east: 15 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 25 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 5.7 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Kalama Valley today

Wind near Kalama Valley

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 12:33 am (local time).

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