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Wind in Port Royal

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:56 pm (EST)
Now · from the east-northeast 2 mph
Gusts
5 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Port Royal is a light air from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Kingston/Manley (MKJP), 2.8 mi away · 56 min ago

Wind2 mph variable direction
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 1–7 mph · gusts 19 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 0–4 mph · gusts 22 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 0–3 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 0–4 mph · gusts 16 SE · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 16 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 21 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 19 SSE · 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) 11337621
Gusts 33413191795
Direction EENENESSSSSEENE
Beaufort 10112211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22232220
Gusts 78612211664
Direction NEENENESSESSESSENE
Beaufort 11111110
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12233311
Gusts 511811121166
Direction NENSESSWSSWSSSWNE
Beaufort 01111101
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 22214301
Gusts 66710151596
Direction NEENENESSSWSSWENE
Beaufort 11112101
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.

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 719422313416516621619
AIFS 5765565
GFS 1069712687105106103
ICON 918715514412413616918
Confidence highhighmediumhighhighhighhigh

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

The coast here faces south. 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 · week peak 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Port RoyalQuestions

What's the wind like today in Port Royal?

Light air from the east-northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 19 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 7 mph from the south-southeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.4 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 south.

More about Port Royal today

Wind near Port Royal

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, 14 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 7:56 pm (local time).

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