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Wind in Canton

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:05 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 4 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Canton is a light breeze from the northeast: 2 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 16 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Baltimore/Downtown (KDMH), 2.4 mi away · 12 min ago

Wind—
Gusts—
Visibility—
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 2–8 mph · gusts 14 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 3–10 mph · gusts 16 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 11 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 7 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–8 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–10 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) 44236743
Gusts 6535141078
Direction NENEWSWWSWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 22112221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 333591085
Gusts 8891216161513
Direction SWWSWWSWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 11123332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44444321
Gusts 11111098543
Direction NNWNNNNNNNEENE
Beaufort 22222110
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00124532
Gusts 23458976
Direction EESESESSESSESSESSESSE
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 7149207155227211122720
AIFS 71195688
GFS 6111321921816616615924
ICON 510919613614411817817
HRRR 8141327—————
NBM 610101651159478141016
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 northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces southwest. 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 CantonQuestions

What's the wind like today in Canton?

Light breeze from the northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 16 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.7 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 southwest.

More about Canton today

Wind near Canton

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, 17 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 12:05 am (local time).

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