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Wind in Mount Cashel

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:37 am (GMT-2:30)
Now · from the west 13 mph
Gusts
25 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
17 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
11 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 51 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Mount Cashel is a moderate breeze from the west: 11 mph to 17 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 37 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 22 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 47 mph.

Measured now at the airport

St Johns (CYYT), 3.2 mi away · 1 h 7 min ago

Wind17 mph from the west
Gusts23 mph
Visibility15 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, Thu 29 11–17 mph · gusts 37 W · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 13–19 mph · gusts 38 SW · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 3–20 mph · gusts 39 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 10–22 mph · gusts 47 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 10–21 mph · gusts 51 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Tue 3 5–15 mph · gusts 40 W · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 1–15 mph · gusts 29 S · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1113151316171414
Gusts 2325293036342827
Direction WWWWWWWW
Beaufort 34444444
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1314161719191715
Gusts 2727303337383431
Direction WWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 44445544
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12844681719
Gusts 241610711213337
Direction SWSWSWSSWNNWNNNW
Beaufort 33222345
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 2020212118171210
Gusts 4139434626272421
Direction NNWNWNWNWWNWWNWWNWWSW
Beaufort 55554443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Sunday 1.

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 1737193820392147215115401427
AIFS 1519222319137
GFS 1832184216271326194018321323
ICON 1734214422462246204221481327
Confidence highhighhighmediumhighmediummedium

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

On Sunday 1, 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
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Mount CashelQuestions

What's the wind like today in Mount Cashel?

Moderate breeze from the west: 13 mph now, peaking at 17 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 37 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 22 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 47 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 5.9 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 51 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 Mount Cashel today

Wind near Mount Cashel

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, 11 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 3:37 am (local time).

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