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Wind in Fenais da Luz

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:07 am (GMT-1)
Now · from the southwest 14 mph
Gusts
34 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 9:00 pm
In knots
12 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 39 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Fenais da Luz is a moderate breeze from the southwest: 5 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 9:00 pm with gusts of 34 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 20 mph from the north, with gusts of 39 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Ponta Delgada/Paulo II (LPPD), 6.5 mi away · 37 min ago

Wind17 mph from the west
Gusts—
Visibility1.9 mi
WeatherRain, mist

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 5–18 mph · gusts 34 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 13–18 mph · gusts 33 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 15–20 mph · gusts 39 N · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 4–13 mph · gusts 39 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–8 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 17 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 1–5 mph · gusts 14 SSE · 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) 155667111618
Gusts 3422101216223032
Direction SWWNNWNNNNWNN
Beaufort 42222344
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1613141315171715
Gusts 3027262528333331
Direction NNNNNENNENNENNENNE
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) 1515161820181718
Gusts 3030323538343435
Direction NNENNENNNENNENNN
Beaufort 44455445
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1381088747
Gusts 2919243439342728
Direction NNNENNEENEEEENEENE
Beaufort 43323222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 5 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 1734183320391339821617514
AIFS 151722191289
GFS 1935192526381527718612720
ICON 214819362345194551938821
ARPEGE 2539263734482944———
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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

On Saturday 31, from the north: onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 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
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Fenais da LuzQuestions

What's the wind like today in Fenais da Luz?

Moderate breeze from the southwest: 14 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 9:00 pm with gusts of 34 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 20 mph from the north, with gusts of 39 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 6.9 ft. On Saturday 31, 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 north.

More about Fenais da Luz today

Wind near Fenais da Luz

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, 7.8 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 12:07 am (local time).

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