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Wind in Maó

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:24 am (CET)
Now · from the west 4 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 37 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Maó is a light breeze from the west: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the north, with gusts of 33 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Mahon/Menorca (LEMH), 3.5 mi away · 24 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north
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 2–6 mph · gusts 13 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–7 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 4–14 mph · gusts 27 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–13 mph · gusts 25 N · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–17 mph · gusts 33 N · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 7–13 mph · gusts 37 N · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 6–10 mph · gusts 23 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) 44336543
Gusts 9944131095
Direction NNWNWWWNWNNENNW
Beaufort 22112221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44342566
Gusts 554611111113
Direction WNWNWNWWNWWENEEE
Beaufort 22121222
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 778913131111
Gusts 1214141626262121
Direction EENENENENENENNENNE
Beaufort 22234433
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEICON-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) 10871012131111
Gusts 2115141923252123
Direction NNENNNNNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 33233433
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 61481812251524192813371023
AIFS 791618221815
GFS 1117131218231621173718382030
ICON 61291715271427193417311325
ARPEGE 61191815281424———
AROME 613715—————
ICON-EU 613917142713251733——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 west: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the north: cross-shore.

The coast here faces east. 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 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

Questions about the wind in MaóQuestions

What's the wind like today in Maó?

Light breeze from the west: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 17 mph from the north, with gusts of 33 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.3 ft. On Tuesday 3, with gusts of 37 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Maó today

Wind near Maó

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, 7.7 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 7:24 am (local time).

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