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Wind in Moita

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:32 am (WET)
Now · from the east 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
4 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Moita is a light air from the east: 1 mph to 4 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Montijo (LPMT), 4.4 mi away · 32 min ago

Wind3 mph from the northeast
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 1–4 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–6 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 2–5 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 15 W · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–10 mph · gusts 20 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–10 mph · gusts 17 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–10 mph · gusts 22 NNE · 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) 22343222
Gusts 6561012994
Direction EEENENEENEWNWWNWSSW
Beaufort 11121111
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) 12235621
Gusts 1458151491
Direction EEENENENNENNENWSE
Beaufort 01112210
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) 32233543
Gusts 45581210115
Direction EENEENENENNENNWWSSE
Beaufort 11111221
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) 22221652
Gusts 3346915136
Direction EEEENEENEWWSSW
Beaufort 11110221
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 1017815714816101910171122
AIFS 1098710710
GFS 814816781011710781116
ICON 510612510613918817714
ARPEGE 811710611————
ICON-EU 412615512615———
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 east: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the north-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 MoitaQuestions

What's the wind like today in Moita?

Light air from the east: 2 mph now, peaking at 4 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 10 mph from the north-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 5.6 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 northwest.

More about Moita today

Wind near Moita

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, 6.9 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 12:32 am (local time).

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