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Wind gusts
The peak wind gust 10 m above the ground as a field: the short burst inside the 10-minute mean that damages roofs, trees and vehicles, and the number wind warnings are written in.
What it shows
The peak wind gust 10 m above the ground as a field: the short burst inside the 10-minute mean that damages roofs, trees and vehicles, and the number wind warnings are written in. The readout names gale, storm and hurricane force.
Where the data comes from
NOAA GFS 0.25° global model (public domain), baked on our server every hour from 24 h ago to 48 h ahead in 3-hour steps; values between grid points are interpolated.
Reading the map
Transparent under about 20 km/h; teal at 20, green at 40, yellow at 60, orange at 80, red at 100, magenta and purple from 125 km/h.
Units Kilometres per hour, knots or metres per second.
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