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Wind in Westport

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:45 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northwest 4 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Westport is a light breeze from the north-northwest: 2 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Bridgeport/Sikorsky Mem (KBDR), 12 mi away · 53 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 2–10 mph · gusts 18 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–12 mph · gusts 19 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–9 mph · gusts 13 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 9 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 12 E · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–10 mph · gusts 15 ESE · 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) 243271065
Gusts 6641317161712
Direction SWNNWNWSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 12112322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 56571112106
Gusts 1212111317191612
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) 45679740
Gusts 10101112131062
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNNWN
Beaufort 22223220
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00125542
Gusts 23348865
Direction NNWNNWNNWWWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 00112221
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 8211126102371881811171024
AIFS 101295778
GFS 10211527925617102110161019
ICON 9191226920613817310410
HRRR 10181328—————
NBM 9151219913596108121015
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 north-northwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 WestportQuestions

What's the wind like today in Westport?

Light breeze from the north-northwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about Westport today

Wind near Westport

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 1:45 am (local time).

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