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Wind in Dickerson City

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:49 pm (CDT)
Now · from the northeast 8 mph
Gusts
17 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Dickerson City is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 3 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 17 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Pensacola (KPNS), 7.6 mi away · 56 min ago

Wind3 mph from the north-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 3–10 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 6–10 mph · gusts 20 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–13 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 10–15 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 8–15 mph · gusts 22 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–17 mph · gusts 28 ESE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 655591099
Gusts 121191512131614
Direction NENNENENENENENE
Beaufort 22223333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 9108109866
Gusts 1316132012131112
Direction NENENEENENENENENE
Beaufort 33333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77899845
Gusts 131314151513811
Direction NENENEENEENEENEENENE
Beaufort 22333322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 78810131277
Gusts 1313131620191313
Direction ENEENEENEEESEESEESEE
Beaufort 23334322
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 918918817918102310201033
AIFS 10111011141413
GFS 1122112612231224152410211016
ICON 91891871581611221124614
HRRR 10181020—————
NBM 101591510161321152315221728
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-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Tuesday 3, from the east-southeast: onshore.

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

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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

Questions about the wind in Dickerson CityQuestions

What's the wind like today in Dickerson City?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 17 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 28 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.0 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Dickerson City today

Wind near Dickerson City

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 7:49 pm (local time).

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