Wind in Cranberry Isles
Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:07 pm (EDT)- Gusts
- 20 mph
- Beaufort scale
- 3 · gentle breeze
- Today's peak
- 10 mph at 11:00 pm
- In knots
- 8 kn
Today the wind in Cranberry Isles is a gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 11:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 29 mph.
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 1–10 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 3
- Thu 29 9–19 mph · gusts 29 SW · Beaufort 5
- Fri 30 10–19 mph · gusts 29 W · Beaufort 5
- Sat 31 5–17 mph · gusts 24 NW · Beaufort 4
- Sun 1 4–13 mph · gusts 20 WSW · Beaufort 4
- Mon 2 5–11 mph · gusts 17 WSW · Beaufort 3
- Tue 3 4–8 mph · gusts 13 NNE · Beaufort 3
Every 3 hours
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Gusts | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 20 |
| Direction | N | NNE | NNE | SSE | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 |
| Gusts | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Direction | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Beaufort | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Model | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | HRRR | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Gusts | 29 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Direction | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW |
| Beaufort | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind (mph) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Gusts | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 10 |
| Direction | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW |
| Beaufort | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Model | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM | NBM |
Do the models agree on the wind?
Medium confidenceThey roughly agree; there's more spread in the wind on Friday 30.
What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.
| Wind (mph) | Today | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Sun 1 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 715 | 1119 | 1221 | 1123 | 918 | 818 | 713 |
| AIFS | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| GFS | 1020 | 1733 | 1932 | 1927 | 1014 | 721 | 1323 |
| ICON | 920 | 1329 | 1531 | 1737 | 1126 | 1123 | 1633 |
| HRRR | 1021 | 1533 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NBM | 1116 | 1929 | 1929 | 1724 | 1320 | 1117 | 813 |
| Confidence | high | high | medium | medium | high | high | medium |
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 west-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.
On Friday 30, from the west: cross-offshore.
The coast here faces southeast. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.
How to read the Beaufort scale
| Force | Name | mph | At 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 Cranberry IslesQuestions
What's the wind like today in Cranberry Isles?
Gentle breeze from the west-southwest: 9 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 11:00 pm with gusts of 21 mph.
Which day is windiest this week?
Friday 30: up to 19 mph from the west, with gusts of 29 mph.
Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?
Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.
Is today's wind onshore or offshore?
Cross-offshore: the coast faces southeast.
More about Cranberry Isles today
Wind near Cranberry Isles
- Bar Harbor 9 mph WSW · 10 mi
- Frenchboro 18 mph WSW · 10 mi
- Winter Harbor 9 mph WSW · 13 mi
- Brooklin 10 mph WSW · 15 mi
- Blue Hill 5 mph WSW · 20 mi
- Deer Isle 9 mph WSW · 21 mi
Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.
Learn more
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, 0.5 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 9:07 pm (local time).
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