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Wind in Puerto Williams

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:00 pm (GMT-3)
Now · from the north 6 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 41 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Puerto Williams is a light breeze from the north: 2 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 15 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 40 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Guardiamarina/Zahart (SCGZ), 0.9 mi away · 1 h ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
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 2–9 mph · gusts 24 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 2–8 mph · gusts 23 N · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–15 mph · gusts 40 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–14 mph · gusts 36 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 30 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–14 mph · gusts 40 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–14 mph · gusts 41 NW · 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) 54259666
Gusts 1615131723212418
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNNWNN
Beaufort 22123222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34328533
Gusts 171717172316149
Direction NNENNWNWNNWNNWESEEESE
Beaufort 12113211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2239151490
Gusts 7610324035286
Direction SEENENNWWWSWWSWWSWENE
Beaufort 11134430
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2378131374
Gusts 1115222633363020
Direction NNENNNNNWNNWNWN
Beaufort 11234422
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.

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 9248231540143693014401441
AIFS 7612136717
GFS 719821193812317199242044
ICON 9185162043142992318361427
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighmediumhigh

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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west-southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 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
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Puerto WilliamsQuestions

What's the wind like today in Puerto Williams?

Light breeze from the north: 6 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 24 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 15 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 40 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 41 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Puerto Williams today

Wind near Puerto Williams

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, 22 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 8:00 pm (local time).

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