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Wind in Lake Worth Beach

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:40 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 12 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
24 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
10 kn
Cross-onshore Gusts up to 37 mph today

Today the wind in Lake Worth Beach is a gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 2 mph to 24 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 37 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Lantana/Palm Beach Cnty (KLNA), 1.9 mi away · 14 min ago

Wind5 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 2–24 mph · gusts 37 ENE · Beaufort 5
  • Thu 29 4–10 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–12 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 11–17 mph · gusts 27 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–15 mph · gusts 26 E · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 6–11 mph · gusts 18 E · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 4–9 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) 22207101121011
Gusts 3331131513101318
Direction NENEENEEENEESEENENE
Beaufort 55233133
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 106458686
Gusts 1510781581413
Direction EENENNWNNENNENENE
Beaufort 32223232
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 556710121210
Gusts 1211121416181920
Direction NENEENENENENENEENE
Beaufort 22223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1112121315161614
Gusts 2122222223252526
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33344444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

Medium confidence

They roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind today.

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 112281811211123132211131127
AIFS 1191012121210
GFS 243111131418202619231117910
ICON 12211018122115271323920716
HRRR 23371015—————
NBM 17309151221172715261118915
Confidence mediumhighhighhighhighhighhigh

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 east-northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

The coast here faces east. 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 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze · week peak 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 Lake Worth BeachQuestions

What's the wind like today in Lake Worth Beach?

Gentle breeze from the east-northeast: 12 mph now, peaking at 24 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 37 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 24 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 37 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 6.4 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 37 mph, take extra care. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Lake Worth Beach today

Wind near Lake Worth Beach

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, 9.2 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 9:40 pm (local time).

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