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Wind in Marsala

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:49 am (CET)
Now · from the east 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 39 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Marsala is a light air from the east: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 39 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Trapani/Birgi (LICT), 8.2 mi away · 54 min ago

Wind3 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, Thu 29 1–7 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–6 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–14 mph · gusts 29 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 5–17 mph · gusts 39 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 4–14 mph · gusts 32 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 2–9 mph · gusts 18 NW · 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) 22325742
Gusts 56661216126
Direction EEEENWNNWNNEENE
Beaufort 11112221
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33323623
Gusts 777681496
Direction EENEEENENWNNWNE
Beaufort 11111211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33325532
Gusts 66661212104
Direction EEEENEWNWNENE
Beaufort 11112211
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 333410131212
Gusts 5531122282929
Direction EEENNWNNWNNWNNWNW
Beaufort 11123444
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 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 8151119918172915311432918
AIFS 8658151613
GFS 111176910142019249111622
ICON 8157135101731193812221732
ARPEGE 916132111191119———
ICON-EU 71661561413291739——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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 east: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 MarsalaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Marsala?

Light air from the east: 3 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 39 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.9 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 39 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Marsala today

Wind near Marsala

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, 11 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 4:49 am (local time).

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