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Wind in Bridgewater

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:28 pm (ADT)
Now · from the west 7 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Bridgewater is a light breeze from the west: 5 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Lunenburg (CXLB), 11 mi away · 28 min ago

Wind6 mph from the west
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 5–8 mph · gusts 18 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 7–11 mph · gusts 25 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–11 mph · gusts 23 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–13 mph · gusts 29 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 6–12 mph · gusts 26 W · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 8–12 mph · gusts 29 W · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 0–7 mph · gusts 19 SW · 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) 86656767
Gusts 1511111015181614
Direction NWNWWNWWNWWWWW
Beaufort 32222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 788810111011
Gusts 1315151522252122
Direction WWWSWWSWWSWWSWSWSW
Beaufort 23333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11111099757
Gusts 2223201920181115
Direction SWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWNW
Beaufort 33333222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 910911131297
Gusts 1721192429282611
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNWWNW
Beaufort 33334332
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 81811251123132913261229719
AIFS 811121211119
GFS 823123613361225112211281023
ICON 717102210211431112413291129
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 west: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the northwest: 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 BridgewaterQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bridgewater?

Light breeze from the west: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. 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 Bridgewater today

Wind near Bridgewater

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, 16 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 8:28 pm (local time).

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