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Wind in Rocinha

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

Today the wind in Rocinha is a light air from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 11 mph from the east, with gusts of 25 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Rio de Janeiro/Dumont (SBRJ), 7.7 mi away · 7 min ago

Wind1 mph from the northeast
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 1–5 mph · gusts 12 E · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–10 mph · gusts 21 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–7 mph · gusts 20 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–11 mph · gusts 25 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–8 mph · gusts 18 ENE · 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) 42125535
Gusts 95461111911
Direction ENEENEESESESSEEENEENE
Beaufort 21112212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 13215764
Gusts 99781317158
Direction NEESESSSESWSWW
Beaufort 11102222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33379977
Gusts 6661520211713
Direction NNWNNWWSWSWSWSWWSW
Beaufort 11123322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65447743
Gusts 111091116201919
Direction WWWSWSWSSSESSEENE
Beaufort 22222221
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 51271710217201125718818
AIFS 79910958
GFS 4869797136881079
ICON 410417618617720417515
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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

On Monday 2, from the east: cross-shore.

The coast here faces south. 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 RocinhaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Rocinha?

Light air from the east-northeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 11 mph from the east, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 4.6 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Rocinha today

Wind near Rocinha

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, 0.8 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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