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Wind in Paradiso degli Aranci

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:58 am (CET)
Now · from the west 5 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 39 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Paradiso degli Aranci is a light breeze from the west: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 39 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Catania/Fontanarossa (LICC), 2.9 mi away · 38 min ago

Wind3 mph from the southwest
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 0–8 mph · gusts 17 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–8 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–9 mph · gusts 19 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–19 mph · gusts 39 W · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 2–12 mph · gusts 30 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 0–4 mph · gusts 18 NNE · 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) 34551840
Gusts 69911517113
Direction WWWWSWNNEESEESENNW
Beaufort 12220320
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) 44455865
Gusts 789101116129
Direction WWWWSWENEEENENE
Beaufort 22222322
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) 33317732
Gusts 85551515145
Direction NNENWWNWNEEEENEW
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) 44555347
Gusts 789101715913
Direction WNWWWSWWSWSESSEWW
Beaufort 22222122
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 71671692132612211230418
AIFS 447510127
GFS 1014131415161010109681012
ICON 7166157157171534921613
ARPEGE 91710181321920———
ICON-EU 9178168169191939——
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 west: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the west: offshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Paradiso degli AranciQuestions

What's the wind like today in Paradiso degli Aranci?

Light breeze from the west: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 39 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.9 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?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Paradiso degli Aranci today

Wind near Paradiso degli Aranci

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, 10 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 3:58 am (local time).

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