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Wind in West Scarborough

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:34 am (EDT)
Now · from the southwest 7 mph
Gusts
18 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in West Scarborough is a light breeze from the southwest: 6 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Portland (KPWM), 6.5 mi away · 43 min ago

WindCalm
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 22 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–13 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–10 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 11 E · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 3–9 mph · gusts 13 S · 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) 6789101178
Gusts 1819192220191516
Direction SWSWSWWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 22333323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76781113117
Gusts 1515141417191714
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 22233432
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76789622
Gusts 1413131415943
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22233211
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 12246644
Gusts 34569988
Direction NWWNWWWSWWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 01122222
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 1121112511257178199161329
AIFS 121210881212
GFS 1133153110206131125913916
ICON 82012318217179231126719
HRRR 12221734—————
NBM 101713191015610712711913
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 southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze 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

Questions about the wind in West ScarboroughQuestions

What's the wind like today in West Scarborough?

Light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.6 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 West Scarborough today

Wind near West Scarborough

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, 8.4 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 1:34 am (local time).

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