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Wind in Sferracavallo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:34 am (CET)
Now · from the south 2 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 43 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Sferracavallo is a light air from the south: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 43 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Palermo (LICJ), 11 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind3 mph from the south
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 1–6 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–5 mph · gusts 13 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–5 mph · gusts 12 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–12 mph · gusts 31 W · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 10–19 mph · gusts 43 WNW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 9–14 mph · gusts 28 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 3–16 mph · gusts 22 WSW · 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) 34514534
Gusts 281091113105
Direction SSWSSWSSWSNNENEESSW
Beaufort 12212212
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) 44415432
Gusts 10993111285
Direction SSWSSWSSWSENNENEEE
Beaufort 22202211
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) 33325432
Gusts 656611977
Direction SSSSWSENEENEESESSE
Beaufort 11112111
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) 232256811
Gusts 264516161926
Direction SWSWSWWSWWNWWNWWW
Beaufort 11112233
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 9138136111519172115281622
AIFS 5551115128
GFS 78786871613211119610
ICON 71761351393317511343623
ARPEGE 6126136131018———
ICON-EU 61351351213311943——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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

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

The coast here faces north. 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 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 SferracavalloQuestions

What's the wind like today in Sferracavallo?

Light air from the south: 2 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 43 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 43 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces north.

More about Sferracavallo today

Wind near Sferracavallo

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). 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 8:34 am (local time).

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