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Wind in Black Rock

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:56 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 6 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Black Rock is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Bridgeport/Sikorsky Mem (KBDR), 5.2 mi away · 1 h 4 min ago

Wind6 mph from the south
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 2–7 mph · gusts 16 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 4–11 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–12 mph · gusts 18 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 9 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–8 mph · gusts 12 ENE · 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) 54562656
Gusts 61511132789
Direction NNWNNENNENEENEESEESESSW
Beaufort 22221222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7645101087
Gusts 10981017181413
Direction SWSWWNWWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 22223332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67671012107
Gusts 1213121216181613
Direction WSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56789841
Gusts 11111213141273
Direction NWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22233321
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 713821112610237188181117
AIFS 99139689
GFS 581021152792561710211216
ICON 61392013288188177171227
HRRR 7161219—————
NBM 691015121891469711812
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 south-southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: offshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 Black RockQuestions

What's the wind like today in Black Rock?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 6 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.2 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 east.

More about Black Rock today

Wind near Black Rock

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, 11 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 9:56 pm (local time).

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