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Wind in Battles Wharf

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:15 pm (CDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 6 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 11:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Battles Wharf is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 3 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Mobile/Downtown (KBFM), 12 mi away · 22 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 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 3–8 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 4–11 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–12 mph · gusts 15 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–12 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 9–15 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 8–14 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 11–18 mph · gusts 26 ESE · Beaufort 5

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45775757
Gusts 13161512910915
Direction ENEENEENENEENENEENENE
Beaufort 22222222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 99111010655
Gusts 18172120131188
Direction ENEENEENEENENENENE
Beaufort 33333222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 810111210843
Gusts 11131515151375
Direction NEENEENEENEENEEEENE
Beaufort 33333321
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 691011121297
Gusts 811131617181311
Direction ENEENEENEENEEEEE
Beaufort 23333332
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 8168179198179209191034
AIFS 8999131212
GFS 819823102111291130917919
ICON 614716716716818921514
HRRR 8181121—————
NBM 1013111412151218152014191826
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 east-northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-southeast: offshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in Battles WharfQuestions

What's the wind like today in Battles Wharf?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 18 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 26 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.8 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Battles Wharf today

Wind near Battles Wharf

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, 4.3 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 7:15 pm (local time).

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