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Wind in Tiverton

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:01 am (ADT)
Now · from the west-southwest 10 mph
Gusts
20 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
18 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
9 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 36 mph on Friday 30

Today the wind in Tiverton is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 9 mph to 18 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 21 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Brier Island (CWVU), 9.5 mi away · 1 h 1 min ago

Wind9 mph from the west-southwest
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, Thu 29 9–18 mph · gusts 36 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–21 mph · gusts 36 WSW · Beaufort 5
  • Sat 31 11–21 mph · gusts 26 NNW · Beaufort 5
  • Sun 1 9–15 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 11–15 mph · gusts 21 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 7–11 mph · gusts 13 N · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 8–10 mph · gusts 15 S · 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) 911101014151616
Gusts 2021202226283433
Direction WSWWWSWSWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 33334444
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 172017131091116
Gusts 3626221815151721
Direction SWSWSWWSWWSWWSWWNW
Beaufort 45443334
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1920212018161412
Gusts 2324252625232015
Direction NWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 55555443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10991112141515
Gusts 1211131618202119
Direction NWWNWWNWWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 33334444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 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 13301325143211261226817420
AIFS 141415121177
GFS 184018392027132515321321919
ICON 12281329143210251124717921
HRRR 17361736—————
NBM 2128212721261521152111131015
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-southwest: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west-southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 TivertonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Tiverton?

Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 10 mph now, peaking at 18 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 21 mph from the west-southwest, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 2.5 ft. On Friday 30, with gusts of 36 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Tiverton today

Wind near Tiverton

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, 7.9 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 6:01 am (local time).

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