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Wind in Río Grande

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:13 am (GMT-3)
Now · from the west-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 44 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Río Grande is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 0 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 23 mph from the west, with gusts of 43 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Rio Grande/Quijada (SAWE), 1.9 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility1.2 mi
WeatherMist

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 0–9 mph · gusts 17 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–23 mph · gusts 43 W · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 5–17 mph · gusts 34 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 5–16 mph · gusts 31 W · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 1–16 mph · gusts 34 W · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 10–22 mph · gusts 44 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Wed 4 14–20 mph · gusts 43 WNW · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 40496579
Gusts 9461715111417
Direction NNEESEWSWWNWNWNNNWWNW
Beaufort 20132223
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9913232018143
Gusts 1516234142352913
Direction WNWWNWWNWWWSWWWWNW
Beaufort 33455441
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6985141799
Gusts 1016131331332417
Direction NNNWNENNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 23324433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 101110141415147
Gusts 1819182629312027
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWWWS
Beaufort 33344442
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 917234317341631163422442043
AIFS 11221717132825
GFS 1522323724342330343745542932
ICON 915254614241730173028532239
Confidence highmediummediummediumlowlowmedium

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 west-southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Río GrandeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Río Grande?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 23 mph from the west, with gusts of 43 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.7 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 44 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Río Grande today

Wind near Río Grande

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, 3.1 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 6:13 am (local time).

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