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Wind in Montevideo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:48 pm (GMT-3)
Now · from the east 5 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Montevideo is a light breeze from the east: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Carrasco (SUMU), 10.0 mi away · 48 min ago

Wind7 mph from the east
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, Wed 28 0–8 mph · gusts 18 SE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–11 mph · gusts 24 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–10 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 2–11 mph · gusts 20 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–11 mph · gusts 25 ESE · 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) 43404865
Gusts 74671218148
Direction ENENENEENESSSWSEE
Beaufort 21102322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56716497
Gusts 810111115151613
Direction ENENENENENSSEEENE
Beaufort 22202232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1195810488
Gusts 1918111624201713
Direction NENENENENENNWNENE
Beaufort 33233233
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 568118389
Gusts 1510132218131515
Direction NENENENENNENEESEENE
Beaufort 22333133
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

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

What 4 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 818101711241122101811201125
AIFS 71010121376
GFS 1099171629143113319181224
ICON 714101814241119142415261528
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 east: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Saturday 31, from the northeast: cross-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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 MontevideoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Montevideo?

Light breeze from the east: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 11 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.8 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 south.

More about Montevideo today

Wind near Montevideo

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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, 7.5 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 8:48 pm (local time).

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