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Wind in Colonel Hill

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:11 am (EDT)
Now · from the southeast 3 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 1:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Colonel Hill is a light air from the southeast: 0 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 1:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 25 mph.

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 0–5 mph · gusts 16 S · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–6 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 5–8 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 6–14 mph · gusts 25 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 4–9 mph · gusts 30 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 0–5 mph · gusts 19 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 0–7 mph · gusts 18 W · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21235540
Gusts 4248141592
Direction SEEESESESSSWSWSSE
Beaufort 11112220
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10122335
Gusts 23351014118
Direction ENESEENEENESSESWNNE
Beaufort 00111112
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55665687
Gusts 109111314151512
Direction NEENEEEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 22222232
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 779109101310
Gusts 1313152025181718
Direction ENEEENEENEENEENENEENE
Beaufort 22333343
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind tomorrow.

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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 5166148161425930519718
AIFS 410131514127
GFS 910121218191819171811111111
ICON 61057111713201016610610
Confidence highmediummediumhighmediumhighhigh

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 southeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Sunday 1, from the east-northeast: onshore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Colonel HillQuestions

What's the wind like today in Colonel Hill?

Light air from the southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 1:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 2.2 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 northeast.

More about Colonel Hill today

Wind near Colonel Hill

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, 13 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 9:11 am (local time).

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