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Wind in Belleair Shores

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:11 pm (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 14 mph
Gusts
29 mph
Beaufort scale
4 · moderate breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
12 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 32 mph today

Today the wind in Belleair Shores is a moderate breeze from the northeast: 11 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 32 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

St Petersburg-Clearwater (KPIE), 9.8 mi away · 18 min ago

Wind13 mph from the northeast
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 11–15 mph · gusts 32 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 9–14 mph · gusts 30 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 8–11 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 9–13 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 8–11 mph · gusts 20 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 7–10 mph · gusts 16 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 6–9 mph · gusts 15 NE · 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) 1413121214131213
Gusts 2827242324232131
Direction NNENNENNENNENENENNENE
Beaufort 44334434
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 141111109131211
Gusts 3024212117172120
Direction NENNENNENENENNENE
Beaufort 43333443
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 988910101110
Gusts 1817171717151718
Direction NENENENENENENEENE
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 999911121312
Gusts 1716161718171921
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33333343
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 153411251225132812251316926
AIFS 16141214151717
GFS 2232172915251930172971286
ICON 1432112411231022919919818
HRRR 15321430—————
NBM 162612211118132111201016915
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 northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

The coast here faces west. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
3 Gentle breeze 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · today 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam
8 Gale 39–46 High waves, spray

Questions about the wind in Belleair ShoresQuestions

What's the wind like today in Belleair Shores?

Moderate breeze from the northeast: 14 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 32 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 15 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 32 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is moderate breeze and waves are 2.0 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 32 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Belleair Shores today

Wind near Belleair Shores

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, 13 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 10:11 pm (local time).

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