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Wind in Santa Maria de Belém

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:02 am (WET)
Now · from the northeast 3 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Santa Maria de Belém is a light air from the northeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Lisbon (LPPT), 6.6 mi away · 35 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-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, Thu 29 2–6 mph · gusts 17 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 2–8 mph · gusts 22 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–10 mph · gusts 26 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) 33566223
Gusts 79121416775
Direction NENENENEENESWWNW
Beaufort 11222111
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) 33457622
Gusts 681113181557
Direction NNENENENEENEENEWN
Beaufort 11222211
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
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32343642
Gusts 66991114115
Direction NNENENENEEWSWWSWWNW
Beaufort 11111221
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 7168178158179218221026
AIFS 10986979
GFS 6981671081481567918
ICON 5156154115129201021614
ARPEGE 10159147131117———
ICON-EU 617718615614———
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the northeast: offshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 Santa Maria de BelémQuestions

What's the wind like today in Santa Maria de Belém?

Light air from the northeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.7 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 southwest.

More about Santa Maria de Belém today

Wind near Santa Maria de Belém

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 2:02 am (local time).

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