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Wind in Câmara de Lobos

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:44 am (WET)
Now · from the north-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 40 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in Câmara de Lobos is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 12 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 40 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Madeira (LPMA), 12 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind3 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 13 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–6 mph · gusts 13 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 30 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 5–12 mph · gusts 40 SE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 21 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–2 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 1
  • Wed 4 0–1 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 0

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34426532
Gusts 8797121384
Direction NNNENESESSSENE
Beaufort 12212211
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) 31336520
Gusts 6456131172
Direction EEENEESESSSWSWESE
Beaufort 11112210
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) 23335486
Gusts 6781524262421
Direction EESEESEESSESESSESE
Beaufort 11112222
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) 712121110855
Gusts 2438404037352724
Direction ESESESSESSESSESSESESE
Beaufort 23333322
Model ICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EUICON-EU

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

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 211111317423313215113
AIFS 2266653
GFS 73637615158117493
ICON 4114128441156734513317
ARPEGE 614614922822———
ICON-EU 6136138301240———
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighhighmedium

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 Sunday 1, from the southeast: cross-onshore.

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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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 Câmara de LobosQuestions

What's the wind like today in Câmara de Lobos?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 12 mph from the southeast, with gusts of 40 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 5.0 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 40 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Câmara de Lobos today

Wind near Câmara de Lobos

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, 10 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 1:44 am (local time).

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