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Wind in Harbourview

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:36 pm (ADT)
Now · from the west 7 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Onshore Gusts up to 31 mph on Saturday 31

Today the wind in Harbourview is a light breeze from the west: 5 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 13 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 31 mph.

Measured now at the airport

McNabs Island (CXMI), 5.8 mi away · 41 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 5–10 mph · gusts 19 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 7–12 mph · gusts 23 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–12 mph · gusts 24 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 4–13 mph · gusts 31 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 5–11 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 5–11 mph · gusts 25 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 18 WSW · 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) 108655757
Gusts 1917131015171313
Direction NWNWNWNWWNWWWW
Beaufort 33222222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7788910811
Gusts 1313141622232022
Direction WSWWSWWSWWSWWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 22333333
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121110107656
Gusts 242420191616910
Direction SWSWSWSWWSWWSWSWNW
Beaufort 33332222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9811121213104
Gusts 171723233031299
Direction NWNNWNWNWNWNWNNWNW
Beaufort 33334432
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 101912231224133111251125618
AIFS 91212131199
GFS 724123712371326112611291123
ICON 716112312251532112312261530
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Saturday 31, from the northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 HarbourviewQuestions

What's the wind like today in Harbourview?

Light breeze from the west: 7 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

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

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.8 ft. On Saturday 31, with gusts of 31 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Harbourview today

Wind near Harbourview

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, 13 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 8:36 pm (local time).

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