Wind in Malfa
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:24 am (CET)- Gusts
- 3 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 1 · light air
- Today's peak
- 6 mph at 2:00 pm
- In knots
- 2 kn
Today the wind in Malfa is a light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 8 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 29 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 42 mph.
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 2–6 mph · gusts 8 W · Beaufort 2
- Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 13 N · Beaufort 3
- Sat 31 0–7 mph · gusts 10 ENE · Beaufort 2
- Sun 1 0–20 mph · gusts 26 WSW · Beaufort 5
- Mon 2 11–29 mph · gusts 42 WNW · Beaufort 6
- Tue 3 8–23 mph · gusts 34 WNW · Beaufort 5
- Wed 4 1–17 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 4
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Gusts | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Direction | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Gusts | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Direction | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | NNW | ENE | ESE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Gusts | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Direction | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Beaufort | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Gusts | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| Direction | S | W | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W |
| Beaufort | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Model | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU | ICON-EU |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 711 | 59 | 49 | 1527 | 1930 | 2334 | 1725 |
| AIFS | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
| GFS | 44 | 1412 | 1513 | 1210 | 2123 | 1412 | 1318 |
| ICON | 35 | 59 | 59 | 1827 | 2745 | 1930 | 916 |
| ARPEGE | 69 | 1115 | 1014 | 915 | — | — | — |
| ICON-EU | 68 | 813 | 710 | 2026 | 2942 | — | — |
| Confidence | high | high | high | medium | medium | medium | medium |
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
On Monday 2, from the west-northwest: cross-onshore.
The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 | 13–18 | Frequent whitecaps |
| 5 | Fresh breeze | 19–24 | Moderate waves, many whitecaps |
| 6 | Strong breeze · week peak | 25–31 | Large waves, foam crests |
| 7 | Near gale | 32–38 | Heaped sea, streaks of foam |
Questions about the wind in MalfaQuestions
What's the wind like today in Malfa?
Light air from the west-northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 8 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Monday 2: up to 29 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 42 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.0 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 42 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Onshore: the coast faces northwest.
More about Malfa today
Wind near Malfa
- Pianoconte 3 mph WNW · 8.7 mi
- Ginostra 3 mph WNW · 24 mi
- Gioiosa Marea 6 mph S · 28 mi
- Gliaca 6 mph S · 29 mi
- Milazzo 4 mph SSE · 33 mi
- Rocca di Capri Leone 6 mph SSE · 33 mi
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). 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 2:24 am (local time).
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