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Wind in Laranjeiro

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:40 pm (WET)
Now · from the north-northwest 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Laranjeiro is a light breeze from the north-northwest: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Faro (LPFR), 9.5 mi away · 40 min ago

Wind5 mph from the north
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 1–6 mph · gusts 12 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 3–12 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–9 mph · gusts 17 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 16 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–6 mph · gusts 20 NW · 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) 43316643
Gusts 88761211108
Direction NNWNNWNNNEESWWNW
Beaufort 21112221
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 444711934
Gusts 810915211799
Direction NNNENENEEENEN
Beaufort 22223312
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) 44468714
Gusts 76913161376
Direction NNWNNWNNEESENNENW
Beaufort 22223212
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) 44338713
Gusts 6778141545
Direction NNWNNWNNESESEWSWNNW
Beaufort 22113201
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 916919614919821723620
AIFS 9855767
GFS 102311108610811111113107
ICON 611132010158131017691219
ARPEGE 111911191018917———
ICON-EU 6121221916815917——
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 north-northwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Thursday 29, from the northeast: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 LaranjeiroQuestions

What's the wind like today in Laranjeiro?

Light breeze from the north-northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Laranjeiro today

Wind near Laranjeiro

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, 5.7 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 11:40 pm (local time).

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