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Wind in City of Milford (balance)

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:07 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
13 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 8:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in City of Milford (balance) is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 8:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Bridgeport/Sikorsky Mem (KBDR), 5.3 mi away · 16 min ago

Wind3 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 2–8 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 3–11 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–11 mph · gusts 18 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 11 ENE · 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) 35682647
Gusts 61713144889
Direction NNWNNENNENEENESESESSW
Beaufort 12231222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 853311986
Gusts 131412917181413
Direction SSWWSWNWWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 32113332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 666691196
Gusts 1313121115181613
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) 65679851
Gusts 12111213141283
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22223321
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 9151115122191771511151116
AIFS 1111141181012
GFS 71012231627112491712221619
ICON 41292112287197197191127
HRRR 8181322—————
NBM 599151118914610711711
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 City of Milford (balance)Questions

What's the wind like today in City of Milford (balance)?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 8:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 11 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 0.3 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 City of Milford (balance) today

Wind near City of Milford (balance)

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, 16 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 11:07 pm (local time).

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