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Wind in Belmont

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 6:08 am (PDT)
Now · from the southwest 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
10 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Belmont is a light air from the southwest: 0 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Sunday 1: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

San Carlos (KSQL), 1.6 mi away · 13 min ago

WindCalm
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, Thu 29 0–10 mph · gusts 16 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–12 mph · gusts 16 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–9 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 4–17 mph · gusts 24 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 2–6 mph · gusts 8 N · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 8 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 2–8 mph · gusts 11 SW · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42213483
Gusts 4233671613
Direction SWSWSWNNEWWSWSW
Beaufort 11111231
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3433610116
Gusts 137771014159
Direction SSESWSWWSWWWWW
Beaufort 12112332
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32224699
Gusts 6544591214
Direction WSWSSWSSSSWWWW
Beaufort 11112233
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9557915168
Gusts 1413111216212413
Direction WWNWNNWNNNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 32223443
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 5139217169215163121334
AIFS 3648476
GFS 7791199913464489
ICON 61261381581649611917
HRRR 10161018—————
NBM 68121691517246868811
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 southwest: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Sunday 1, from the northwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northeast. 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 BelmontQuestions

What's the wind like today in Belmont?

Light air from the southwest: 2 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Sunday 1: up to 17 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 5.0 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 northeast.

More about Belmont today

Wind near Belmont

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 6:08 am (local time).

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