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Wind in South Colby

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:58 pm (PDT)
Now · from the southwest 6 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 33 mph today

Today the wind in South Colby is a light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 33 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI), 11 mi away · 1 h 7 min ago

Wind9 mph from the south
Gusts23 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, Wed 28 6–13 mph · gusts 33 SSW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 22 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 6 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 7 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 5 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 6 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 8 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) 13108989810
Gusts 3326232114201920
Direction SSSWSWSSWSWSSSWSW
Beaufort 43233323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 86678531
Gusts 2119191917643
Direction SSWSSWSSESSWSSWSSWSSSE
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) 11224420
Gusts 33445532
Direction ESESWESENEENESSESSSE
Beaufort 01112210
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00124541
Gusts 22235643
Direction SEEEENENENNNWN
Beaufort 00012221
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 152861559715418314712
AIFS 12736313
GFS 1429415616385761459
ICON 122941941171939310514
HRRR 13331122—————
NBM 15237135657455678
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 South ColbyQuestions

What's the wind like today in South Colby?

Light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 33 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 13 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.3 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 33 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about South Colby today

Wind near South Colby

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 6:58 pm (local time).

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