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Wind in Marco

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:31 pm (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 9 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
15 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
8 kn
Cross-offshore Gusts up to 36 mph today

Today the wind in Marco is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 6 mph to 15 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 36 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Marco Island (KMKY), 3.9 mi away · 35 min ago

Wind9 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 6–15 mph · gusts 36 NNE · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 6–10 mph · gusts 18 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–10 mph · gusts 15 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 7–11 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 7–11 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 6–10 mph · gusts 16 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–9 mph · gusts 14 N · 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) 131412111171110
Gusts 3534272417101721
Direction NNENNENNENNENNENENENE
Beaufort 44333233
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 767810999
Gusts 1816181614151515
Direction NENENNENENENWNNWNE
Beaufort 22233333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87899688
Gusts 1412131414121213
Direction ENENENENENENENNEENE
Beaufort 32333233
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8781010789
Gusts 1414141616131415
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEEENEENE
Beaufort 32333233
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 11249211023718920814927
AIFS 118910121414
GFS 18291220111711201019101099
ICON 10228189209229201026512
HRRR 15361123—————
NBM 162310161015111711171016914
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
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 MarcoQuestions

What's the wind like today in Marco?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 9 mph now, peaking at 15 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 36 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 15 mph from the north-northeast, with gusts of 36 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.6 ft. On Wednesday 28, with gusts of 36 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 Marco today

Wind near Marco

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, 2.3 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 7:31 pm (local time).

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