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Wind in Cabán

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:56 pm (AST)
Now · from the east 8 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Cabán is a gentle breeze from the east: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Aquadilla/Hernández (TJBQ), 3.5 mi away · 6 min ago

Wind8 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 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, Wed 28 1–8 mph · gusts 16 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 2–7 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–12 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–14 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 5–12 mph · gusts 20 E · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 1–10 mph · gusts 19 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–8 mph · gusts 17 SE · 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) 67354378
Gusts 1514889121012
Direction SSWSEESEWSWSWSEEE
Beaufort 22122123
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 74324556
Gusts 1197871289
Direction ESEESEENENEENEENENENE
Beaufort 22112222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 457539129
Gusts 8910107131613
Direction ESEEENNWNNEENEENE
Beaufort 22221333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55911131199
Gusts 119131519171414
Direction EESEEENEENEEEE
Beaufort 22334333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.

What 4 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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 8167131216141912201019817
AIFS 757111194
GFS 81377611131813201521816
ICON 515617412715617417619
Confidence highhighmediummediummediummediumhigh

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 Saturday 31, from the east: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in CabánQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cabán?

Gentle breeze from the east: 8 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 3.9 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 Cabán today

Wind near Cabán

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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 6:56 pm (local time).

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