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Wind in Betanzos

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:31 am (CET)
Now · from the southeast 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 9:00 am
In knots
1 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Betanzos is a light air from the southeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

A Coruña (LECO), 8.1 mi away · 31 min ago

Wind3 mph from the south
Gusts—
Visibility4.3 mi
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 1–7 mph · gusts 13 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–4 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 9 E · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–7 mph · gusts 10 E · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–12 mph · gusts 28 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 2–12 mph · gusts 29 ENE · 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) 16475243
Gusts 41191311893
Direction SESSESSESSESSWWNSE
Beaufort 12222121
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 20102431
Gusts 31204961
Direction SSEENESSWNEWSWNNNESE
Beaufort 10001210
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43322424
Gusts 77766869
Direction ESEESEESEESENNENWWNWESE
Beaufort 11111212
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) 44431234
Gusts 99877789
Direction ESEESEESESEENENNWESEESE
Beaufort 22210112
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 7 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 6143951341171312281229
AIFS 5687131610
GFS 4934484858514725
ICON 51147410483813281021
ARPEGE 61151049511———
AROME 71349—————
ICON-EU 51149495949——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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 southeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces north. 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 BetanzosQuestions

What's the wind like today in Betanzos?

Light air from the southeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 9:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 12 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 5.9 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 north.

More about Betanzos today

Wind near Betanzos

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, 21 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 12:31 am (local time).

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