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Wind in Hopewell Cape

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:34 am (ADT)
Now · from the southwest 6 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
13 mph at 9:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 41 mph on Wednesday 4

Today the wind in Hopewell Cape is a light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 13 mph, peaking at 9:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 18 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 41 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 6–13 mph · gusts 26 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 3–12 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–13 mph · gusts 30 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–10 mph · gusts 28 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 8–11 mph · gusts 29 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 9–18 mph · gusts 41 SSW · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7677791213
Gusts 1213141317212625
Direction WSWSWWSWSWSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22222334
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211779737
Gusts 2525181221191115
Direction SSWSWSWWSWWNWWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33223212
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1091010131167
Gusts 1918192130271713
Direction NNWNWWNWWNWNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 33334322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7789101077
Gusts 1313151720262723
Direction WNWWWWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 22333322
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 132612251330112811299181841
AIFS 13131291067
GFS 18361735142712281332925814
ICON 163515311431112413288191123
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the south-southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Hopewell CapeQuestions

What's the wind like today in Hopewell Cape?

Light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 13 mph at 9:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 18 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 41 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.6 ft. On Wednesday 4, with gusts of 41 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Hopewell Cape today

Wind near Hopewell Cape

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, 7.7 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 3:34 am (local time).

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