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Wind in Vigo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:50 pm (CET)
Now · from the east-northeast 2 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Vigo is a light air from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 12 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Vigo/Peinador (LEVX), 5.1 mi away · 20 min ago

Wind1 mph variable direction
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, Wed 28 1–7 mph · gusts 16 N · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–5 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–4 mph · gusts 9 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–4 mph · gusts 9 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 11 E · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–10 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 7–12 mph · gusts 24 NNE · 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) 21132753
Gusts 11246615105
Direction ENESEENENENWSWWSWNNE
Beaufort 10111221
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22343341
Gusts 34487885
Direction NEEENEENENNEWSWSE
Beaufort 11121111
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROME
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10212243
Gusts 22324597
Direction ESEWENENNNWWNWSSWENE
Beaufort 10111121
Model AROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEAROMEICON-EU
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44443323
Gusts 88888788
Direction ENEENEENEEESEWWNWENE
Beaufort 22221111
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 92161481691781910151224
AIFS 1057881014
GFS 61346496117106666
ICON 49374747484848
ARPEGE 51149373748——
AROME 7165949————
ICON-EU 411494949511——
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 east-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the north-northeast: offshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 VigoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Vigo?

Light air from the east-northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 12 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 24 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?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Vigo today

Wind near Vigo

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, 1.8 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 10:50 pm (local time).

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