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Wind in Nigadoo

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:33 pm (ADT)
Now · from the west-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Nigadoo is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 5 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 27 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 15 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 24 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, Wed 28 5–11 mph · gusts 27 W · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 2–11 mph · gusts 21 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–11 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 8–15 mph · gusts 24 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 8–12 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–13 mph · gusts 22 W · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 4–7 mph · gusts 12 WNW · 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) 9910910857
Gusts 2623262518131421
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWWSWW
Beaufort 33333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 766548711
Gusts 11209612171419
Direction SWWSSWSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22222223
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1199910101011
Gusts 1917161617171816
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121415151514128
Gusts 1821242422232113
Direction WNWNWNWNWNWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 34444433
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 132513261327173512281743725
AIFS 1614131615159
GFS 1326153615341625113216381731
ICON 919112511231330112414361435
HRRR 11271223—————
NBM 121911201119152412211322712
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 west-southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the northwest: 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 · week peak 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 NigadooQuestions

What's the wind like today in Nigadoo?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 27 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 15 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces east.

More about Nigadoo today

Wind near Nigadoo

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, 9.9 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 9:33 pm (local time).

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