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Wind in Palmeira

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:33 pm (GMT-1)
Now · from the north-northeast 12 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
10 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Palmeira is a gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 9 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Sal/Amílcar Cabral (GVAC), 2.5 mi away · 33 min ago

Wind13 mph from the northeast
Gusts—
Visibility5.6 mi
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 9–18 mph · gusts 27 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 10–17 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–19 mph · gusts 29 NE · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 6–11 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–9 mph · gusts 20 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 4–11 mph · gusts 21 N · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–12 mph · gusts 20 N · 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) 141412121814911
Gusts 1819171927221714
Direction NENEENEENEEEENENNE
Beaufort 44334433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1415131616141411
Gusts 2024192225222016
Direction NNENNEENEENENENNENENE
Beaufort 44444443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 99111417181412
Gusts 1312162026282217
Direction NENENNENNENENENENNE
Beaufort 33344543
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 119910101097
Gusts 1513131517171512
Direction NENENENENENENENE
Beaufort 33333332
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 182717261929111792011211220
AIFS 15151311778
GFS 15201925162415177712121313
ICON 13191623162381271012171117
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 north-northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 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 PalmeiraQuestions

What's the wind like today in Palmeira?

Gentle breeze from the north-northeast: 12 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 5.2 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 west.

More about Palmeira today

Wind near Palmeira

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 10:33 pm (local time).

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