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Wind in Bishopville

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:52 am (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 5 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Bishopville is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Ocean City Muni (KOXB), 10.0 mi away · 59 min ago

Wind5 mph from the north-northwest
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 1–10 mph · gusts 15 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 3–9 mph · gusts 15 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–9 mph · gusts 15 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–6 mph · gusts 9 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–11 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 6–12 mph · gusts 20 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) 66215683
Gusts 159441010156
Direction EEENEWNWWSWSWSSSW
Beaufort 22102231
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34569985
Gusts 68101114151311
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 12223332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66679740
Gusts 13121314151062
Direction NNNNNNENNENEENE
Beaufort 22223220
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00136631
Gusts 12258963
Direction ENENENEEESESESESSE
Beaufort 00012211
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 61210219205236161121412
AIFS 610104457
GFS 712142611197106109161125
ICON 4109219223861549718
HRRR 10161523—————
NBM 57915915696911171220
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 east-northeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Wednesday 4, from the east: onshore.

The coast here faces east. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 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 BishopvilleQuestions

What's the wind like today in Bishopville?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 12 mph from the east, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 2.7 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces east.

More about Bishopville today

Wind near Bishopville

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, 11 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 1:52 am (local time).

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