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Wind in Palmona Park

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:20 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 6 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
5 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Palmona Park is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 5 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 20 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Fort Myers/Page Fld (KFMY), 7.4 mi away · 27 min ago

Wind9 mph from the east-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 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 5–11 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–13 mph · gusts 19 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 8–13 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–12 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–11 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–10 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 3–8 mph · gusts 12 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) 9669101096
Gusts 2615141915132220
Direction NENENNENEENENEENENNE
Beaufort 32233332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 878912121310
Gusts 1311121216171917
Direction NNENNENNENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 32333343
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8881013131311
Gusts 1312121418192018
Direction ENEENENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33334443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 989111111108
Gusts 1513131516161614
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 6 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 10239211431112513141027617
AIFS 1110131415117
GFS 1430152518261626132513231023
ICON 92210231126922615721619
HRRR 11261223—————
NBM 121813191320121611161014812
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 north-northeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Saturday 31, from the east-northeast: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 Palmona ParkQuestions

What's the wind like today in Palmona Park?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.9 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Palmona Park today

Wind near Palmona Park

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, 14 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 4:20 am (local time).

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