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Wind in Calais

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:33 am (EDT)
Now · from the west-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Calais is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 0 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

St Stephen (CWSS), 2.1 mi away · 33 min ago

Wind1 mph from the north
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 0–12 mph · gusts 28 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–7 mph · gusts 16 W · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 18 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–7 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–4 mph · gusts 9 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–5 mph · gusts 12 SSW · 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) 542381284
Gusts 10971020252014
Direction WSWSWSSWWSWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22113332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44447754
Gusts 1311101114151312
Direction SWSWWSWWWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 22222222
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45679621
Gusts 12141617181563
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNWWNW
Beaufort 22223210
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11247532
Gusts 34812151199
Direction WWWWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 01122211
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 101910231329122210258151736
AIFS 10101299910
GFS 11341332132810198271124621
ICON 92112271330102412291337615
HRRR 12281630—————
NBM 61671691871561549512
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 west-southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

The coast here faces east. 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 CalaisQuestions

What's the wind like today in Calais?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 28 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Calais today

Wind near Calais

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, 19 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 1:33 am (local time).

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