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Wind in Saint James

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:05 pm (EST)
Now · from the north 5 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 7:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Saint James is a light breeze from the north: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 7:00 am with gusts of 17 mph. The windiest day of the week is Monday 2: up to 12 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Grand Cayman/Roberts (MWCR), 4.8 mi away · 5 min ago

Wind6 mph from the northeast
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 3–11 mph · gusts 17 N · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 2–5 mph · gusts 9 NNE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 5–9 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–10 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 7–11 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 3–12 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 17 NE · 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) 779910864
Gusts 121112151716108
Direction NNNNNNNENN
Beaufort 22333322
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22454344
Gusts 54799887
Direction NNNWNNWNNEENENENNE
Beaufort 11222122
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56565789
Gusts 9991111121314
Direction NENENEENEENENENNENE
Beaufort 22222233
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7789101062
Gusts 121113151615177
Direction NENEENEENEENENEESESSE
Beaufort 22333321
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 111759914101711181218617
AIFS 13491314102
GFS 12116688141413148878
ICON 111761081211161115581015
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediummedium

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 north: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Monday 2, from the northeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces south. 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 Saint JamesQuestions

What's the wind like today in Saint James?

Light breeze from the north: 5 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 7:00 am with gusts of 17 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 12 mph from the northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.9 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Saint James today

Wind near Saint James

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 7:05 pm (local time).

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