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Wind in Ribeirão da Ilha

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:39 am (GMT-3)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 41 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Ribeirão da Ilha is a light air from the southwest: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 15 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 41 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Florianopolis (SBFL), 2.2 mi away · 39 min ago

Wind5 mph from the north
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 1–10 mph · gusts 19 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–13 mph · gusts 28 S · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 0–7 mph · gusts 16 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 24 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–12 mph · gusts 27 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–13 mph · gusts 22 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 1–15 mph · gusts 41 SW · 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) 6321610910
Gusts 1365613191719
Direction NNWWSWEESSESS
Beaufort 21112333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 75681113129
Gusts 1411131522262719
Direction SSSSSSESSESS
Beaufort 22233433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42446742
Gusts 988101316104
Direction SSWSSWSSWSSESEESEESESSE
Beaufort 21122211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42359958
Gusts 6651118192420
Direction NNWWNNWNNENENENNE
Beaufort 11123323
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 10191328816924132713221541
AIFS 9106101189
GFS 11171019101698111713201525
ICON 614102181781713289221338
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 southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, 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
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 Ribeirão da IlhaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ribeirão da Ilha?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 15 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 41 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.4 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 41 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 Ribeirão da Ilha today

Wind near Ribeirão da Ilha

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, 4.0 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 6:39 am (local time).

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