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Wind in New Westminster

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:17 pm (PDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in New Westminster is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 10 mph from the east, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Vancouver (CYVR), 12 mi away · 17 min ago

Wind12 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility20 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 1–6 mph · gusts 15 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 2–10 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–5 mph · gusts 9 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Sat 31 1–3 mph · gusts 5 NE · Beaufort 1
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 5 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 5 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–2 mph · gusts 3 N · Beaufort 1

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42423454
Gusts 1568366139
Direction ESEEENEENESEEENEENE
Beaufort 21211222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42688957
Gusts 91315161716912
Direction ESEEENEESEENEENE
Beaufort 21233322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 53222333
Gusts 95334555
Direction ENEENNENNWNWNENE
Beaufort 21111111
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32222232
Gusts 54433453
Direction ENEENENENEENENENWN
Beaufort 11111111
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 61471537492132828
AIFS 6854343
GFS 9159145758454344
ICON 51161361236393638
HRRR 6151022—————
NBM 6117135935454523
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 east-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Thursday 29, from the east: 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 · 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 New WestminsterQuestions

What's the wind like today in New Westminster?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 10 mph from the east, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.2 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about New Westminster today

Wind near New Westminster

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, 15 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 9:17 pm (local time).

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