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Wind in Redington Shores

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 7:12 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 8 mph
Gusts
23 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 12:00 pm
In knots
7 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Redington Shores is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 6 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 12:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

St Petersburg-Clearwater (KPIE), 11 mi away · 19 min ago

Wind8 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, Thu 29 6–11 mph · gusts 26 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–12 mph · gusts 24 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 10–14 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 11–14 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 10–12 mph · gusts 19 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–10 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–8 mph · gusts 15 E · 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) 6899117610
Gusts 2423242317111525
Direction NENNENENENENNENNE
Beaufort 23333223
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 810101011111112
Gusts 2417171617161719
Direction NENENENENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33333333
Model HRRRNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1110111113131413
Gusts 1817171819192121
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEEEENE
Beaufort 33334444
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1211111313131413
Gusts 2018181919192020
Direction ENEENEENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 33344444
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 122612251429122214161226922
AIFS 13121415171510
GFS 1729182520301932202518281627
ICON 10231023112510249211123819
HRRR 11261728—————
NBM 132112191421142112191017815
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh

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: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the east-northeast: offshore.

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 Redington ShoresQuestions

What's the wind like today in Redington Shores?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 8 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 12:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Redington Shores today

Wind near Redington 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, 7.1 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 7:12 am (local time).

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