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Wind in Trapani

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:26 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 42 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Trapani is a light air from the east: 0 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 42 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Trapani/Birgi (LICT), 7.8 mi away · 31 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 0–7 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–7 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–4 mph · gusts 11 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–14 mph · gusts 35 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 13–17 mph · gusts 42 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 6–16 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) 33416753
Gusts 66771216149
Direction EEESENNWNNNENE
Beaufort 11212221
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) 34424644
Gusts 89999141210
Direction ENEENEENENNNNENE
Beaufort 11212222
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) 44424433
Gusts 119879977
Direction NENENEENENWNNNE
Beaufort 21112211
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) 32137121414
Gusts 7661118273235
Direction ENEEENNWNNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 11112444
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They 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.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 7141018815172719311632918
AIFS 76410181715
GFS 679109111720161910132330
ICON 815713491529193810181732
ARPEGE 9181020917919———
ICON-EU 71671741114351742——
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighhighlow

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: onshore.

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 TrapaniQuestions

What's the wind like today in Trapani?

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 42 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.1 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?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Trapani today

Wind near Trapani

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, 2.3 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 12:26 am (local time).

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