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Wind in Fox Island

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:40 pm (PDT)
Now · from the southwest 7 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 4:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph today

Today the wind in Fox Island is a light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 4:00 am with gusts of 32 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Tacoma Narrows (KTIW), 2.7 mi away · 47 min ago

Wind7 mph from the south
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 6–13 mph · gusts 32 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 1–11 mph · gusts 19 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–3 mph · gusts 5 E · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 5 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 4 SSW · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 1–3 mph · gusts 4 NE · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 2–4 mph · gusts 6 NNE · 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) 131110881067
Gusts 3224191513151312
Direction SSESSWSWSSSWSSWSWWSW
Beaufort 43333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1066510432
Gusts 1913151317643
Direction SSWSSWSSSSWSSSEE
Beaufort 32223211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12123321
Gusts 34334432
Direction ENEEENEENEEESESEE
Beaufort 11111110
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11113421
Gusts 23334543
Direction ENEENEENEENENENNESE
Beaufort 00011211
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 1123612513411316411711
AIFS 11533212
GFS 1426414514364551748
ICON 1124316412512353838
HRRR 13321119—————
NBM 16226123545343446
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 southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

The coast here faces north. 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 · week peak 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 Fox IslandQuestions

What's the wind like today in Fox Island?

Light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 4:00 am with gusts of 32 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 13 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Fox Island today

Wind near Fox Island

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). 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 7:40 pm (local time).

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