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Wind in Son Bou

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:35 am (CET)
Now · from the north 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 37 mph on Tuesday 3

Today the wind in Son Bou is a light breeze from the north: 3 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the north, with gusts of 30 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Mahon/Menorca (LEMH), 7.9 mi away · 35 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-northwest
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 3–7 mph · gusts 12 N · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–9 mph · gusts 15 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–13 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 4–13 mph · gusts 23 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–19 mph · gusts 30 N · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 7–19 mph · gusts 37 NNE · Beaufort 5
  • 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) 53555364
Gusts 7788109105
Direction NNWNNENNENNENNNNENNE
Beaufort 21222122
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65662357
Gusts 7691091179
Direction NNNNNENNENNWNNENNE
Beaufort 22221122
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76610131397
Gusts 1113101521211712
Direction NENENENENENENENNE
Beaufort 22234432
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) 466812131210
Gusts 9991319232018
Direction NNNNWNNWNNWNN
Beaufort 22233433
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 61481812271324182819371023
AIFS 9101618231913
GFS 1118101317231522233324342329
ICON 713101714251323193615291324
ARPEGE 5991614261324———
AROME 712915—————
ICON-EU 814915132113231930——
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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

On Monday 2, from the north: offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Son BouQuestions

What's the wind like today in Son Bou?

Light breeze from the north: 4 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 19 mph from the north, with gusts of 30 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.0 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 south.

More about Son Bou today

Wind near Son Bou

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 12:35 am (local time).

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