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Wind in Miraflores

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:13 pm (GMT-5)
Now · from the southeast 4 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Miraflores is a light breeze from the southeast: 0 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 10 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Lima/Chávez (SPJC), 8.2 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind20 mph from the south-southeast
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, Wed 28 0–7 mph · gusts 19 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 2–7 mph · gusts 20 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–7 mph · gusts 20 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 4–8 mph · gusts 24 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–7 mph · gusts 26 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 28 S · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–10 mph · gusts 29 SSE · 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) 33126765
Gusts 11851017181613
Direction ESESSESSESWSSWSSSESE
Beaufort 11012222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33236765
Gusts 10871018191714
Direction SEESEESESSSWSSSESE
Beaufort 11112222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44446765
Gusts 1110111218201713
Direction SESESESSESSWSSSESSE
Beaufort 22222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44567875
Gusts 119121722241814
Direction SSESESESESSSSESE
Beaufort 22222322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 4 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 7196207208247269281029
AIFS 910101191011
GFS 1491181391391310127139
ICON 122511211122122391911221225
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 southeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the south-southeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in MirafloresQuestions

What's the wind like today in Miraflores?

Light breeze from the southeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 10 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.3 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Miraflores today

Wind near Miraflores

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, 9.7 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 10:13 pm (local time).

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