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Wind in Uncasville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:57 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south 3 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Uncasville is a light air from the south: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 10 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Groton-New London (KGON), 8.0 mi away · 1 h 1 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north
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 1–7 mph · gusts 10 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–11 mph · gusts 19 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–11 mph · gusts 20 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–7 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 11 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–6 mph · gusts 12 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) 54461633
Gusts 677106776
Direction NNENNENNSWSSSSE
Beaufort 22220211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 3331101075
Gusts 11561215171515
Direction SSWWSWSSWSSESWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 11113322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 5655911106
Gusts 1416141317202017
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
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) 54567520
Gusts 1615141313953
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 22222210
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 7121023132892272011201119
AIFS 810129589
GFS 611112716309267111223921
ICON 510102512318217208221026
HRRR 7101119—————
NBM 499171120716510611612
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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Thursday 29, from the southwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 UncasvilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Uncasville?

Light air from the south: 3 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 10 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.9 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 Uncasville today

Wind near Uncasville

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, 14 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 9:57 pm (local time).

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