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Wind in São Gonçalo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:24 am (WET)
Now · from the northeast 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in São Gonçalo is a light air from the northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 10 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Madeira (LPMA), 6.3 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
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 1–6 mph · gusts 12 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 11 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–5 mph · gusts 21 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 6–10 mph · gusts 32 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 29 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–9 mph · gusts 15 N · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 1–5 mph · gusts 11 NNW · 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) 22226531
Gusts 6445121282
Direction NNNNNESESSESSESE
Beaufort 11112211
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) 12105422
Gusts 3222111183
Direction WNWWWSWSESSSSWSW
Beaufort 11102211
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) 23435434
Gusts 686813142017
Direction WSWWNNWSSWSSWSSSSE
Beaufort 11212212
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) 868810987
Gusts 2221252931323027
Direction SSSSSSSWSWSW
Beaufort 32333332
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 Saturday 31.

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 71471414241629615915511
AIFS 531111764
GFS 108971111141910149989
ICON 5114108361251846620514
ARPEGE 917101816291831———
ICON-EU 6125115211032729——
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighhighhigh

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 Sunday 1, from the south-southwest: onshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 São GonçaloQuestions

What's the wind like today in São Gonçalo?

Light air from the northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 10 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 3.2 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about São Gonçalo today

Wind near São Gonçalo

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). 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 9:24 am (local time).

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