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Wind in São José

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:09 pm (GMT-3)
Now · from the west-northwest 2 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in São José is a light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 21 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Florianopolis (SBFL), 6.3 mi away · 9 min ago

Wind7 mph from the north-northwest
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 2–8 mph · gusts 21 N · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–6 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 14 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 15 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–8 mph · gusts 24 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–9 mph · gusts 27 N · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 22 ESE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22278772
Gusts 667192118197
Direction WNWWNWNNNNENNENW
Beaufort 11123221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22234531
Gusts 7559131485
Direction WNWWNWWNWNNENEENESEESE
Beaufort 11112210
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22312531
Gusts 4668913136
Direction SSSSSEESESESESW
Beaufort 11111211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44314640
Gusts 79661315124
Direction WWWSWSEESEESESEWNW
Beaufort 22112220
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 821615514615824927722
AIFS 8465686
GFS 11106656878810977
ICON 1224496136146121122716
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 west-northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

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

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 São JoséQuestions

What's the wind like today in São José?

Light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 9 mph from the north, with gusts of 27 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.4 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about São José today

Wind near São José

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, 12 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 10:09 pm (local time).

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