Weather in Lajes

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 8:39 am (GMT-1)

Now · light drizzle 65 °F

Feels like: 65 °F
Low / high: 58 / 66 °F
Rain: 72% · 0.02 in
Wind: 9 mph W

↗ 29.87 inHg · rising

Today in Lajes: light drizzle, 58 °F to 66 °F, with a 72% chance of rain (0.02 in) and a gentle breeze from the west (9 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 58 °F to 63 °F and a 24% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 72 °F. Next likely rain: Saturday 31 (57%).

Measured now at the airport

Lajes Acores (LPLA), 0.7 mi away · 39 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature57 °F

Wind5 mph from the southeast

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

Temperatures for the next 14 days

66° 58°
Today
63° 58°
Fri 30
62° 59°
Sat 31
70° 62°
Sun 1
72° 64°
Mon 2
69° 62°
Tue 3
66° 61°
Wed 4
67° 60°
Thu 5
67° 62°
Fri 6
68° 60°
Sat 7
67° 60°
Sun 8
68° 61°
Mon 9
67° 62°
Tue 10
65° 60°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Light drizzle	58 / 66 °F	72% · 0.02 in	14 mph NW	6.8 ft	3:00 am · 3:23 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	58 / 63 °F	24% · 0.02 in	12 mph NNE	6.3 ft	3:51 am · 4:20 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Heavy drizzle	59 / 62 °F	57% · 0.32 in	18 mph NNE	8.5 ft	4:51 am · 5:28 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Rain	62 / 70 °F	80% · 0.53 in	16 mph E	8.5 ft	6:04 am · 6:53 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	64 / 72 °F	56% · 0.06 in	8 mph ESE	6.2 ft	7:27 am · 8:22 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light rain	62 / 69 °F	61% · 0.39 in	5 mph NE	4.7 ft	8:46 am · 9:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light rain	61 / 66 °F	73% · 0.99 in	4 mph SSE	4.5 ft	9:50 am · 10:28 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	60 / 67 °F	69%	7 mph SSW	4.1 ft	10:41 am · 11:12 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Rain	62 / 67 °F	71% · 1.54 in	19 mph S	8.7 ft	11:24 am · 11:50 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	60 / 68 °F	65% · 0.12 in	9 mph S	6.8 ft	12:03 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light rain	60 / 67 °F	78% · 0.69 in	17 mph S	7.7 ft	12:26 am · 12:39 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	61 / 68 °F	76% · 0.71 in	15 mph SE	7.9 ft	1:00 am · 1:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	62 / 67 °F	53% · 0.28 in	9 mph NNE	6.9 ft	1:33 am · 1:48 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	60 / 65 °F	55% · 0.14 in	8 mph NW	4.7 ft	2:07 am · 2:22 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear	Light drizzle	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy
Temperature	65°	63°	62°	65°	66°	64°	61°	60°
Chance of rain	72%	0%	6%	28%	57%	24%	7%	4%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 NW	5 WNW	6 W	9 W	13 WNW	14 NNW	12 NNW	10 N
Humidity	96%	96%	93%	88%	80%	75%	73%	70%
UV	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on rain on Saturday 31: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 5 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	66°	63°	62°	70°	72°	69°	66°
AIFS	71°	66°	68°	71°	71°	70°	70°
GFS	68°	63°	64°	68°	69°	68°	67°
ICON	68°	63°	65°	67°	69°	67°	65°
ARPEGE	68°	64°	67°	70°	—	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.32 in	0.53 in	0.06 in	0.39 in	0.99 in
AIFS	0.02 in	0.05 in	0.09 in	0.09 in	0.07 in	0.09 in	0.24 in
GFS	0.00 in	0.07 in	0.05 in	0.29 in	0.02 in	0.69 in	0.79 in
ICON	0	0	0.00 in	0	0	0.01 in	0.02 in
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0.12 in	—	—	—
Confidence	high	medium	low	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	1438	1232	1848	1644	826	515	415
AIFS	21	20	30	29	17	12	20
GFS	2422	1920	2728	2429	1618	1931	1728
ICON	2140	1323	1529	1323	512	820	820
ARPEGE	1735	1222	2239	1936	—	—	—
Confidence	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium	low	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	72%	24%	57%	80%	56%	61%	73%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	74%	26%	25%	23%	23%	29%	35%

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.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, a bit wetter and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +42%	A bit above +1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +27%	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +46%	A bit above +0.7 °F	65° / 64°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	A bit above +24%	A bit above +0.5 °F	64° / 63°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Above +52%	Normal +0.4 °F	64° / 62°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
December	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F
January	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +26%	A bit above +0.9 °F
February	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +30%	A bit above +0.9 °F
March	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Lajes climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Lajes is from June to August: highs of 75 °F to 82 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: in January and from September to November, peaking in October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Lajes, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Patty, in November 2024.

66° 57°

JanJ
66° 56°

FebF
67° 57°

MarM
68° 58°

AprA
71° 60°

MayM
75° 64°

JunJ
80° 68°

JulJ
82° 69°

AugA
80° 68°

SepS
75° 65°

OctO
71° 61°

NovN
67° 58°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	66°	57°	4.74 in	10	3.7	61°	9.4 ft	1
FebruaryFeb	66°	56°	3.39 in	9	4.7	60°	9.8 ft	–
MarchMar	67°	57°	3.76 in	8	5.8	60°	8.9 ft	–
AprilApr	68°	58°	3.04 in	7	6.1	61°	8.2 ft	–
MayMay	71°	60°	3.17 in	7	7.4	63°	6.6 ft	–
JuneJun	75°	64°	2.16 in	5	7.3	66°	5.2 ft	–
JulyJul	80°	68°	1.48 in	2	8.3	71°	4.2 ft	–
AugustAug	82°	69°	1.85 in	4	8.1	73°	4.7 ft	–
SeptemberSep	80°	68°	2.96 in	8	7.3	72°	6.4 ft	1
OctoberOct	75°	65°	4.56 in	10	5.1	69°	8.6 ft	2
NovemberNov	71°	61°	3.76 in	9	4.1	66°	9.4 ft	1
DecemberDec	67°	58°	5.98 in	12	3.2	63°	10 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	61°	9.4 ft	1
Feb	60°	9.8 ft	–
Mar	60°	8.9 ft	–
Apr	61°	8.2 ft	–
May	63°	6.6 ft	–
Jun	66°	5.2 ft	–
Jul	71°	4.2 ft	–
Aug	73°	4.7 ft	–
Sep	72°	6.4 ft	1
Oct	69°	8.6 ft	2
Nov	66°	9.4 ft	1
Dec	63°	10 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 40.85 in of rain on about 89 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now65 °Ffeels like 65 °F

Tomorrow58 / 63 °F

It's 65 °F now (feels like 65 °F). Today, 58 °F to 66 °F; tomorrow, 58 °F to 63 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 72% 0.02 in
Fri 30 24% 0.02 in
Sat 31 57% 0.32 in
Sun 1 80% 0.53 in
Mon 2 56% 0.06 in
Tue 3 61% 0.39 in
Wed 4 73% 0.99 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 72%, with 0.02 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Saturday 31: 57% and 0.32 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 1.19 in; last 3 days, 1.23 in; last 7 days, 1.89 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity89%

Dew point61 °F

Humidity is 89% now and the dew point is 61 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds36%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 2 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8030.0030.2030.40 30.33

Rising now (+0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.46 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 35

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Rain	65 / 70 °F	1.22 in	17 mph SSW
Tue 27	Overcast	60 / 67 °F	0	10 mph ESE
Mon 26	Rain	62 / 69 °F	0.53 in	22 mph WNW
Sun 25	Light drizzle	66 / 73 °F	0.04 in	22 mph SSW
Sat 24	Light drizzle	63 / 74 °F	0.02 in	8 mph SW
Fri 23	Overcast	64 / 74 °F	0	4 mph WSW
Thu 22	Drizzle	66 / 72 °F	0.08 in	10 mph W

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Light drizzle	60 / 69 °F	0.02 in	9 mph SE
Tue 20	Drizzle	63 / 68 °F	0.21 in	11 mph NE
Mon 19	Light drizzle	63 / 71 °F	0.05 in	6 mph E
Sun 18	Drizzle	66 / 73 °F	0.08 in	5 mph ENE
Sat 17	Light drizzle	65 / 75 °F	0.06 in	5 mph SSW
Fri 16	Light drizzle	66 / 74 °F	0.08 in	9 mph S
Thu 15	Drizzle	67 / 74 °F	0.22 in	10 mph SW
Wed 14	Light drizzle	67 / 75 °F	0.19 in	13 mph SSW
Tue 13	Overcast	59 / 71 °F	0	10 mph S
Mon 12	Rain	62 / 71 °F	0.50 in	20 mph WNW
Sun 11	Light drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.02 in	17 mph SW
Sat 10	Overcast	62 / 73 °F	0	13 mph SW
Fri 9	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	0	5 mph ESE
Thu 8	Overcast	61 / 71 °F	0	7 mph E
Wed 7	Light drizzle	62 / 72 °F	0.04 in	6 mph ESE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	63 / 72 °F	0.01 in	7 mph E
Mon 5	Light drizzle	64 / 72 °F	0.01 in	9 mph ESE
Sun 4	Drizzle	68 / 72 °F	0.14 in	13 mph ESE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	67 / 73 °F	0.05 in	13 mph E
Fri 2	Drizzle	68 / 74 °F	0.14 in	7 mph SSW
Thu 1	Drizzle	60 / 71 °F	0.13 in	10 mph SSE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	62 / 67 °F	0.08 in	9 mph NNW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	63 / 68 °F	0.06 in	14 mph NW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in LajesQuestions

What's the weather like today in Lajes?

Light drizzle, from 58 °F to 66 °F, with a gentle breeze from the west (9 mph) and a 72% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Lajes?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 24% (0.02 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 58 °F and a high of 72 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.87 inHg and rising: −0.07 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Lajes?

The best time to visit Lajes is from June to August: highs of 75 °F to 82 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Lajes in October?

In October, Lajes normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 65 °F, with about 10 rainy days (4.56 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 69 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Lajes?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 82 °F, and the coldest February, with lows of 56 °F. The wettest is December (5.98 in) and the driest, July.

When is hurricane season in Lajes?

Hurricane season: in January and from September to November, peaking in October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Lajes, about 2 every 10 years; one of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Patty, in November 2024.

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Weather: 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); ECMWF grid point 8.0 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:39 am (local time).

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