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Wind in Kikolo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:25 am (GMT+1)
Now · from the north 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
12 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Kikolo is a light air from the north: 1 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Luanda (FNLU), 8.8 mi away · 25 min ago

Wind5 mph from the south-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 1–12 mph · gusts 24 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–14 mph · gusts 27 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 0–12 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–12 mph · gusts 26 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–11 mph · gusts 25 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–7 mph · gusts 27 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 2–12 mph · gusts 24 WSW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 422371195
Gusts 75591523168
Direction NNWNNESSWWWWSWSSW
Beaufort 21112332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 324651493
Gusts 438121726197
Direction SSWSSSESEWWWWSW
Beaufort 11222431
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 313251286
Gusts 546815221812
Direction SWSSWSSWESEWNWWWNWWSW
Beaufort 10112332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 445561285
Gusts 9881015192521
Direction SSWSSSESEWNWWWSW
Beaufort 22222332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 122414271223122611257271224
AIFS 6665566
GFS 1012171610131213151412151316
ICON 1120132411211324132314261325
Confidence highmediumhighmediummediummediummedium

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the north: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west-southwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in KikoloQuestions

What's the wind like today in Kikolo?

Light air from the north: 3 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Kikolo today

Wind near Kikolo

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 6.1 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:25 am (local time).

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