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Wind in São Martinho

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:28 am (WET)
Now · from the north 4 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 41 mph on Sunday 1

Today the wind in São Martinho is a light breeze from the north: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 10 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 41 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Madeira (LPMA), 10 mi away · 28 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 1–6 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–5 mph · gusts 13 W · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 24 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 4–10 mph · gusts 41 SSE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 31 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) 34415532
Gusts 8888131374
Direction NNNNESSSSWENE
Beaufort 12202211
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) 42115520
Gusts 78891213114
Direction NNNNWNSSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 21112210
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) 02323402
Gusts 4471018152423
Direction ESENNENEESESSSSESSE
Beaufort 01111201
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) 779810964
Gusts 2327333941403424
Direction SSSESSESSESSESSSSE
Beaufort 22333322
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 211111317423313215113
AIFS 2277642
GFS 6353669156114463
ICON 4134116311153743423313
ARPEGE 614614922822———
ICON-EU 6145136241141531——
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the south-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 · 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 São MartinhoQuestions

What's the wind like today in São Martinho?

Light breeze from the north: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 10 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 41 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 3.8 ft. On Sunday 1, with gusts of 41 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 São Martinho today

Wind near São Martinho

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 6:28 am (local time).

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