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Wind in Perryville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:04 pm (AKDT)
Now · from the northwest 2 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Offshore Gusts up to 40 mph on Monday 2

Today the wind in Perryville is a light air from the northwest: 0 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 23 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Perryville (PAPE), 0.6 mi away · 10 min ago

Wind10 mph from the north-northwest
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 0–6 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 0–10 mph · gusts 23 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 1–12 mph · gusts 29 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–6 mph · gusts 16 WNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–8 mph · gusts 40 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 22 W · 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) 35452331
Gusts 914152213786
Direction NEENEESSESNNENNW
Beaufort 12221111
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 01213699
Gusts 3361013182220
Direction WNWSWWNWSWSSESSWSW
Beaufort 00111233
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1110677531
Gusts 272521202116137
Direction SWSWSWSWSSWSWSSWNE
Beaufort 33222211
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32324555
Gusts 65779131516
Direction NNNWNNWNWWNWWNWWSWWSW
Beaufort 11112222
Model ECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWFECMWF

Do the models agree on the wind?

Low confidence

They don't agree on the wind on Saturday 31: it may change.

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 62310231229616518940622
AIFS 1112121113173
GFS 162417262229131581233472432
ICON 1626162617282032172834601728
Confidence mediummediummediumlowmediumlowlow

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

On Friday 30, from the southwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 · week peak 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 PerryvilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Perryville?

Light air from the northwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 23 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 29 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 4.3 ft. On Monday 2, with gusts of 40 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Perryville today

Wind near Perryville

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, 12 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 8:04 pm (local time).

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