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Wind in Ponta Figo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:45 am (GMT)
Now · from the south-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Ponta Figo is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 3 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 8 mph from the south, with gusts of 23 mph.

Measured now at the airport

São Tomé (FPST), 12 mi away · 51 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west-southwest
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 3–6 mph · gusts 17 S · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–6 mph · gusts 17 S · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 13 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 16 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–5 mph · gusts 17 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 23 S · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–5 mph · gusts 17 SSE · 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) 33455655
Gusts 109101716161414
Direction SSWSSWSSSWSSWSSWSS
Beaufort 11222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 64654464
Gusts 1411161713111512
Direction SSSESSESSESWSSWSS
Beaufort 22222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31224232
Gusts 7671013998
Direction SSWSSSWWSWSWSSESSE
Beaufort 11112111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 01013341
Gusts 5751113151615
Direction ESEWSWNWSSS
Beaufort 00011121
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 617617413416617823517
AIFS 11128791110
GFS 61061189711610511912
ICON 81881749614713715615
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 south-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the south: offshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 Ponta FigoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ponta Figo?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 8 mph from the south, with gusts of 23 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.7 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 Ponta Figo today

Wind near Ponta Figo

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 6:45 am (local time).

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