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Wind in East Pensacola Heights

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:50 pm (CDT)
Now · from the northeast 11 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
9 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in East Pensacola Heights is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 3 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 29 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Pensacola (KPNS), 3.4 mi away · 57 min ago

Wind5 mph variable direction
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 3–11 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 5–10 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 2–10 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 6–12 mph · gusts 21 E · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–15 mph · gusts 24 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–12 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–16 mph · gusts 29 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) 6677641011
Gusts 1312121512121521
Direction NNENNENENENNENENE
Beaufort 22222233
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1010899966
Gusts 1714111813121112
Direction NENENEENENENENENE
Beaufort 33333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7791010934
Gusts 14141516161469
Direction NENENEENEENEEENENE
Beaufort 22333312
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 68911121286
Gusts 1314151820211413
Direction ENEENEENEEESEESEESEE
Beaufort 23334332
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 819922819922112313231036
AIFS 9999121111
GFS 10201022102112241225917917
ICON 81791771571511211122612
HRRR 11211018—————
NBM 915101610161221152412211629
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-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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 East Pensacola HeightsQuestions

What's the wind like today in East Pensacola Heights?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 11 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 16 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 29 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-shore: the coast faces southeast.

More about East Pensacola Heights today

Wind near East Pensacola Heights

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 9:50 pm (local time).

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