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Wind in Traytown

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:12 pm (GMT-2:30)
Now · from the west 9 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
16 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 36 mph today

Today the wind in Traytown is a gentle breeze from the west: 7 mph to 16 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Terra Nova Nat Park (CXTP), 7.6 mi away · 42 min ago

Wind8 mph from the west-northwest
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 7–16 mph · gusts 36 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 8–12 mph · gusts 27 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–15 mph · gusts 32 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 24 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 8–15 mph · gusts 27 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 9–16 mph · gusts 34 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–11 mph · gusts 34 W · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10111114161598
Gusts 2121222835332117
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWW
Beaufort 33344433
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 101112121211109
Gusts 1922232627252118
Direction WSWWSWWWWWWSWWSW
Beaufort 33333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 88121413151310
Gusts 1715232628312720
Direction SWSWSWSSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 33344443
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 743578910
Gusts 14741015171923
Direction WSWWNWNNENNENNENNNW
Beaufort 22122333
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 1636122715321124152716341134
AIFS 1511131515149
GFS 1628143115371121112615361534
ICON 1532142817341634173616342144
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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

The coast here faces east. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 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
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in TraytownQuestions

What's the wind like today in Traytown?

Gentle breeze from the west: 9 mph now, peaking at 16 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 16 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 0.7 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 36 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 Traytown today

Wind near Traytown

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 10:12 pm (local time).

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