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      will1803as last edited by

      Hi. I found the parameter of Wind speed and Wind Gust. What is the difference? and how to calculate wind gust..
      Hope for your explanation.. Thanks :)

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        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @will1803as last edited by

        @will1803as
        https://community.windy.com/topic/3361/description-of-weather-overlays
        (wind gust is the max. wind forecasted in the 3hr period)

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          Vito83 last edited by

          And the Wind is averaged over how long time?

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            idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Vito83 last edited by

            @Vito83
            Wind is the averaged speed usually over 10 minutes but in USA and in aviation it can be over 2 minutes. I guess the weather model of ECMWF is calibrated over 10 minutes. This is partly the reason why Wind on Windy is different from the 1-minute winds predicted by NHC for hurricanes.

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