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Wind in Talara

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:50 pm (GMT-5)
Now · from the south 12 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
10 kn
Cross-shore Gusts up to 32 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Talara is a gentle breeze from the south: 10 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 20 mph from the south, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Talara/Montes (SPYL), 1.2 mi away · 51 min ago

Wind15 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, Wed 28 10–15 mph · gusts 23 S · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 11–17 mph · gusts 26 SSE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 12–16 mph · gusts 25 S · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 9–16 mph · gusts 26 S · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 8–18 mph · gusts 21 S · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 12–19 mph · gusts 28 S · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 12–20 mph · gusts 32 S · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1111101013141210
Gusts 1616131621231916
Direction SSESSESSESSESSSWSS
Beaufort 33334433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1113121413161413
Gusts 1619172121242219
Direction SSESSESSESSESSSWSSSE
Beaufort 34344444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1313141615161513
Gusts 1819192324252318
Direction SSESSESESSESSSWSSWS
Beaufort 44444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211101013151111
Gusts 1816141623251916
Direction SSESSESSESESSWSWSSWS
Beaufort 33334433
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 1523172616251626182119282032
AIFS 12161616151516
GFS 1716192219231620161916191720
ICON 1524172720322031203120321929
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 south: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Tuesday 3, from the south: cross-shore.

The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in TalaraQuestions

What's the wind like today in Talara?

Gentle breeze from the south: 12 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 23 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 20 mph from the south, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 4.5 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces west.

More about Talara today

Wind near Talara

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, 17 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 5:50 pm (local time).

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