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Wind in Ciénaga

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:04 am (GMT-5)
Now · from the southeast 3 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Ciénaga is a light air from the southeast: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Santa Marta/Bolivar (SKSM), 7.9 mi away · 1 h 4 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east-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 1–8 mph · gusts 13 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–14 mph · gusts 21 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 14 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 20 N · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–9 mph · gusts 16 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–9 mph · gusts 15 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 1–6 mph · gusts 14 SSW · 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) 23348733
Gusts 6789121287
Direction EESESENNWNNWNNWNEENE
Beaufort 11123211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 455312876
Gusts 997818151611
Direction ESESSESWSWNNWNWSESE
Beaufort 22213322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33434445
Gusts 67891114139
Direction SESESEWSWNWNSESSE
Beaufort 11212212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45525652
Gusts 1212111010131920
Direction SSESSESEWNWNWNNN
Beaufort 22212221
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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 8131421614620916915614
AIFS 6565465
GFS 6114951161251069610
ICON 71381461251149611410
Confidence highmediumhighhighhighhighhigh

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 southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the southeast: offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 CiénagaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ciénaga?

Light air from the southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 14 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.1 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 northwest.

More about Ciénaga today

Wind near Ciénaga

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, 17 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 5:04 am (local time).

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