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Wind in Vilamoura

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:33 pm (WET)
Now · from the north-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Vilamoura is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Faro (LPFR), 9.7 mi away · 33 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 1–7 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 3–12 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–8 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 17 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–11 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–10 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 19 NE · 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) 44433714
Gusts 1010111291488
Direction NNWNNNNESSWWNNE
Beaufort 22211212
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) 4543121144
Gusts 991192321139
Direction NNENNENNENNEESEESEESENNE
Beaufort 22213322
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) 44538814
Gusts 8889151586
Direction NNENNENNENNESESSEWSWN
Beaufort 22212312
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) 44429813
Gusts 7788161595
Direction NNENNENNENESSESSESSWNNE
Beaufort 22213211
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 917920615818721924819
AIFS 9855776
GFS 10191314961091514142195
ICON 511122181381510189171017
ARPEGE 11181119917917———
ICON-EU 71412238159171120——
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-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Thursday 29, from the east-northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 VilamouraQuestions

What's the wind like today in Vilamoura?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.8 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 south.

More about Vilamoura today

Wind near Vilamoura

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, 8.8 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 11:33 pm (local time).

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