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Wind in Caribou

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:22 pm (ADT)
Now · from the west-southwest 12 mph
Gusts
21 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
19 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
10 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 38 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Caribou is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 9 mph to 19 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 37 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Caribou Pt (CWBK), 2.3 mi away · 23 min ago

Wind7 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 9–19 mph · gusts 37 WNW · Beaufort 5
  • Thu 29 10–17 mph · gusts 29 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 6–18 mph · gusts 30 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 12–20 mph · gusts 38 NW · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 10–18 mph · gusts 32 W · Beaufort 5
  • Mon 2 11–17 mph · gusts 33 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 1–14 mph · gusts 22 NNE · 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) 1918141212101012
Gusts 3733262224231720
Direction NWNWNWWWNWWSWWSW
Beaufort 54433333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1212111110131015
Gusts 2120181920241824
Direction WSWWSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 33333434
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1817161310777
Gusts 3029282318151116
Direction SWSWSWSWSWWSWNWNNE
Beaufort 44443222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1217191919201918
Gusts 2028333537383434
Direction NWNWNWNWNWNWNNWNW
Beaufort 34555555
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

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 1937172918302038183217331422
AIFS 13151617131311
GFS 1925173816402126132622362124
ICON 1122153115321634132715321736
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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-shore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 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

Questions about the wind in CaribouQuestions

What's the wind like today in Caribou?

Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 12 mph now, peaking at 19 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 37 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 20 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 38 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.9 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 38 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Caribou today

Wind near Caribou

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, 9.5 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 11:22 pm (local time).

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