Details: the drivers behind the forecast Lindau
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 Lindau the wind mostly comes from the south, west and north-east. In foehn conditions it blows from the south, often strong and gusty, mainly from October to March. Without foehn a south wind from the Rhine valley often blows in the morning, strongest around 9 am. The Bise comes from the north-east and is often strong here.
We cannot reliably detect a thermal wind here, the direction on sunny days is not clear.
The drivers
West/East High-Altitude Winds
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.
North-South High-Altitude Winds
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.
Foehn: pressure south minus north
Shown is the air pressure in Chur minus the air pressure in Ulm, i.e. south minus north of the Alps. If the value is positive (up), air pushes over the Alps from the south and drops into the valleys on the north side as a warm, dry and gusty foehn. Whether it reaches the lake also depends on cold air in the valley and on the upper wind.
In our measurements in Lindau, from +3 hPa a south wind of 11 knots or more blew in 39 % of the hours between 5 am and 7 pm, with negative values in 1 %.
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 Lindau, from −3 hPa a wind of 11 knots or more from the north-east blew in 27 % 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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