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Wind in Belém Tower

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:50 pm (WET)
Now · from the northeast 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
8 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Belém Tower is a light air from the northeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Lisbon (LPPT), 6.5 mi away · 20 min ago

Wind9 mph from the northwest
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 2–8 mph · gusts 18 N · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–6 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–7 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 14 N · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–10 mph · gusts 20 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–10 mph · gusts 22 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) 22242352
Gusts 44411914186
Direction NWNNEENENENWNNWNNE
Beaufort 11121121
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) 34566133
Gusts 79121516776
Direction NENENEENEENESWWSWNNW
Beaufort 12222111
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) 24457622
Gusts 7101113181557
Direction NNENENENEENEENEWN
Beaufort 12222211
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) 34444222
Gusts 79101114896
Direction NNENENENEENESSWWNWNNW
Beaufort 12222111
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 81761671671571711211022
AIFS 111098798
GFS 10156106136871191669
ICON 9205156154115129201021
ARPEGE 9161015915712———
ICON-EU 818616718615614——
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 northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in Belém TowerQuestions

What's the wind like today in Belém Tower?

Light air from the northeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 10 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 4.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Belém Tower today

Wind near Belém Tower

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, 11 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 10:50 pm (local time).

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