StollyBolly Posted March 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 6, 2023 We are doing Miami to Lisbon at the end of March into April. Anyone have tips on possible weather during that time? While at sea and Portugal would be useful thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted March 6, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 minute ago, StollyBolly said: We are doing Miami to Lisbon at the end of March into April. Anyone have tips on possible weather during that time? While at sea and Portugal would be useful thanks! In all honesty, no one can tell you what the sea state will be. Some will say the Atlantic was a mill pond on their crossing, others will have encountered Force 10 gales. Expect the worst, and be grateful if the weather is kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuker Posted March 7, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Following what wowzz has rightly said, I'd say, from my experience of e-bound TAs that you're more likely to be surprised how good the wx is rather than bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 7, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 7, 2023 19 hours ago, StollyBolly said: We are doing Miami to Lisbon at the end of March into April. Anyone have tips on possible weather during that time? While at sea and Portugal would be useful thanks! Crossed the Atlantic way too many times and experienced everything from flat calm to storm force. Expect something in the middle of those extremes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted March 8, 2023 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Get the Windy app, and it can show what the weather is like a week before your crossing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTNORMANDIE Posted March 9, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 9, 2023 My crystal ball says you will have a wonderful crossing! Seriously, you should have a calm crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 9, 2023 23 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Get the Windy app, and it can show what the weather is like a week before your crossing The projections on Windy.com are based on forecasts and computer models, so those that are 7-days out, are no more accurate than you get from the local weather office. Windy.com is a great resource for current conditions and possibly the next 24/48 hrs, but a week out is about as accurate as using a crystal ball, especially mid-ocean. While they have satellites, lots of the mid-ocean raw meteorological information is still provided by mariners on ships completing reports every 6 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted March 9, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2023 50 minutes ago, Heidi13 said: The projections on Windy.com are based on forecasts and computer models, so those that are 7-days out, are no more accurate than you get from the local weather office. Windy.com is a great resource for current conditions and possibly the next 24/48 hrs, but a week out is about as accurate as using a crystal ball, especially mid-ocean. While they have satellites, lots of the mid-ocean raw meteorological information is still provided by mariners on ships completing reports every 6 hours. Better than nothing 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted March 9, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: Better than nothing 😉 Yes, but similar information is available from any of the met offices and has been for many years. Windy.com is just an easy resource to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimpil Posted March 22, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 22, 2023 cool app, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBoozeCruise Posted September 15, 2023 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 5:36 PM, Ex-Airbalancer said: Get the Windy app, and it can show what the weather is like a week before your crossing Brilliant. Just what I was looking for. Not people's opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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