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Wind in Molusca Heights

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:04 pm (EST)
Now · from the west 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Molusca Heights is a light air from the west: 1 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 7 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Cayman Brac/Smith (MWCB), 6.7 mi away · 1 h 4 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east
Gusts—
Visibility6.2 mi or more
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 1–5 mph · gusts 7 N · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–5 mph · gusts 8 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 1–10 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–14 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 7–13 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 0–10 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–4 mph · gusts 23 NNE · 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) 11454221
Gusts 44467664
Direction ENNNNNENEWNWWSW
Beaufort 10222111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45313422
Gusts 68746865
Direction SSWSWWNWSSSSEE
Beaufort 22111211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31762479
Gusts 641011661013
Direction ESESEEESEESENENENE
Beaufort 11221223
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1066811101014
Gusts 1314111115151417
Direction NEESEEENEENEENEENENE
Beaufort 32233334
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 57581013141913201016423
AIFS 56101415125
GFS 566678141513144466
ICON 455712161621172281068
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Saturday 31, from the east-northeast: cross-shore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in Molusca HeightsQuestions

What's the wind like today in Molusca Heights?

Light air from the west: 2 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 7 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.6 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about Molusca Heights today

Wind near Molusca Heights

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). 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 8:04 pm (local time).

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