Ionian Weather Forecast Tips A good, accurate Ionian weather forecast can be tricky given that the wind is notoriously locaised. Islands with mountainous peaks funnel and block offshore winds, whilst temperature differences between the land and sea produce anabatic and katabatic winds to further confuse sailors! But don't worry, we are here to help! The yacht manuals we produce for every boat include some generic advice about weather patterns and localised wind effects. This is a great diagram to refer to when planning your days sailing, either to chase the wind on a calm day, or avoid it if the weather is stormy! We send a daily SMS to all yachts explaining our interpretation of the Ionian weather forecast for that day, and include any notices or warnings we think you should be aware of. You can also message us on the new Sail Ionian Concierge Whatsapp number if you have a quick question, for example about the suitabillity of a certain anchorage that evening, and one of our skippers will get back to you with an answer, and some alternatives if necessary. There are a wealth of websites available to sailors offering good Ionian weather forecast too - but which are the best and most reliable? It's important to uderstand that it is mainly the different weather forecasting models that vary, not just different organisations websites. Many free websites will base their forecast on models that they can use withoput paying. It's likely that our SMS will be more accurate as we consult several different sites, some of which we pay for, and have a lot of local knowledge. Here is a short selection of the sites we think are worth consdiering when looking for an Ionina weather forecast, there are many, many more and everyone has different favourites, so if you alredy use a site not listed here don't feel that we are ignoring it! Windy is one of the most user friendly sites, with a huge amount of different functions and different forecast models to choose from. It's not only a great place to start, if you only check one Ionian weather forecast whilst sailing here, but it's also where you can go to really drill down into differences between models or specific elements: https://www.windy.com/ Windfiner is another staff favourite, with specific location sailing forecasts and great wind detail and mapping: https://www.windfinder.com/ There are then a raft of Greek websites with good Ionian weather forecast models for the area. It's worth looking at at least one of the following if you want to start to drill down into a more detailed view of what might be coming: Meteo.gr EMY / HNMS Poseidon System Whatever the Ionian weather forecast, we hope you enjoy your charter! This post was written by Tom Fletcher