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Wind in Ushuaia

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:58 pm (GMT-3)
Now · from the north-northwest 9 mph
Gusts
28 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
8 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 45 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Ushuaia is a gentle breeze from the north-northwest: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 30 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 45 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Ushuaia/Malvinas (SAWH), 2.3 mi away · 58 min ago

Wind5 mph variable direction
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, Wed 28 3–11 mph · gusts 30 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–8 mph · gusts 29 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–11 mph · gusts 31 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 5–15 mph · gusts 44 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 32 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–15 mph · gusts 45 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–14 mph · gusts 45 NW · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1163598107
Gusts 3019121525252926
Direction NNWNNWNNNWNNWNNWNNWN
Beaufort 32123332
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87767632
Gusts 2828272329272113
Direction NNNNNWNNWNWWSW
Beaufort 32222211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 166510942
Gusts 72020213125189
Direction NNWNNWNNWWSWSWSWSSWNNE
Beaufort 12223321
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 89991415116
Gusts 2427342837443522
Direction NNNNNENNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33334432
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 11308291131154493215451545
AIFS 759127714
GFS 921113682112267158131947
ICON 103713392046153993818381133
Confidence highmediummediumhighhighmediummedium

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-northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in UshuaiaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ushuaia?

Gentle breeze from the north-northwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 30 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 15 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 45 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.1 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 45 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Ushuaia today

Wind near Ushuaia

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). 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 6:58 pm (local time).

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