Details: the drivers behind the forecast Friedrichshafen
This page shows the main drivers of the wind system on the lake as a forecast for the next 4 days. How the forecast works
Dashed lines are limits we derived from our measurements at the spot.
Wind: forecast and measurement
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Wind systems at this spot
At the measuring station in Friedrichshafen the wind most often comes from the west and south-west. The Bise comes from the north-east, often all day and frequently strong.
We cannot detect a thermal wind here, sunny days show no clear pattern. Foehn only reaches the station weakly.
The drivers
Upper-level winds: West/East
Shown is the wind at about 1.5 km altitude (850 hPa) above the spot: upwards the share from the west, downwards the share from the east, plus the direction (right axis).
This wind depends on the large-scale weather pattern. When it blows strongly from one direction, the surface wind usually comes from a similar one.
Upper wind north/south
Shown is the wind at about 1.5 km altitude (850 hPa) above the spot: upwards the share from the north, downwards the share from the south.
A strong southerly share goes with foehn and ahead of fronts, a northerly share often brings cooler air.
Bise: pressure Geneva minus Konstanz
Shown is the air pressure in Geneva minus the air pressure in Konstanz. If the value is negative (down), the higher pressure lies to the north-east and cool air flows south-west between the Jura and the Alps: the Bise. The larger the difference, the stronger it blows, usually more during the day than at night.
In our measurements in Friedrichshafen, from −3 hPa a wind of 11 knots or more from the north-east blew in 36 % of the hours between 5 am and 7 pm, above −1 hPa in 1 %.
Wetterdaten: Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), Modelle u.a. DWD ICON – modifiziert (MOS-Windvorhersage) durch addicted-sports. Messdaten: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). · Open-Meteo.com
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