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Wind in Betterton

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 4:11 am (EDT)
Now · from the south 2 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
1 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Betterton is a light air from the south: 0 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

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 0–9 mph · gusts 18 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–9 mph · gusts 16 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–6 mph · gusts 11 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 8 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 8 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 12 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 16 ESE · 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) 01313848
Gusts 05871012617
Direction NNESSESSEWSWWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 01111323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44459964
Gusts 91091015161311
Direction SSWSWSWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22223322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 45555210
Gusts 111111109642
Direction NNWNNNNNNWNNNE
Beaufort 22222100
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 01234311
Gusts 24457744
Direction ENEESEESESESSSSSE
Beaufort 01112111
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 61411218154198186191326
AIFS 81185457
GFS 81615239226107107161525
ICON 612102161541061336715
HRRR 9181322—————
NBM 5109166114848612916
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 south: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in BettertonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Betterton?

Light air from the south: 2 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the south-southwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 0.1 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 north.

More about Betterton today

Wind near Betterton

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, 9.8 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 4:11 am (local time).

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