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Wind in Cacuia

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:07 am (GMT-3)
Now · from the east-northeast 2 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
3 mph at 6:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Cacuia is a light air from the east-northeast: 0 mph to 3 mph, peaking at 6:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Rio de Janeiro/Galeão (SBGL), 4.5 mi away · 16 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east-southeast
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 0–3 mph · gusts 7 ENE · Beaufort 1
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 12 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–7 mph · gusts 15 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–9 mph · gusts 19 S · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 0–7 mph · gusts 21 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–10 mph · gusts 22 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 0–10 mph · gusts 21 SE · 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) 22110231
Gusts 54357674
Direction ENEEESEEESEWNWNE
Beaufort 11000111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 23313523
Gusts 4976101276
Direction ENEESEESEENEESESSEESENW
Beaufort 11101211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21125714
Gusts 5257101557
Direction WWWNWNSSSWNW
Beaufort 11112212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43223940
Gusts 975714171916
Direction WWSWNNWNESESSESENE
Beaufort 21111320
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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 3761271591972110221021
AIFS 4578625
GFS 58797910137871099
ICON 49413817816819414515
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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 east-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Wednesday 4, from the southeast: onshore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in CacuiaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cacuia?

Light air from the east-northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 3 mph at 6:00 pm with gusts of 7 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 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?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Cacuia today

Wind near Cacuia

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

Learn more

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, 14 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 1:07 am (local time).

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