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Wind in Fells Point

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:29 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Fells Point is a light breeze from the east-northeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 10 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 17 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Baltimore/Downtown (KDMH), 1.0 mi away · 36 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, Wed 28 1–6 mph · gusts 10 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 2–8 mph · gusts 13 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 2–10 mph · gusts 17 NW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–4 mph · gusts 11 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–5 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–5 mph · gusts 8 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–7 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33244615
Gusts 84579858
Direction SENENEENEESESSESWNE
Beaufort 11122202
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44325843
Gusts 74310131187
Direction ENENEWNWWSWSSWSSWSSSW
Beaufort 22112221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 333591096
Gusts 7891216161513
Direction SWWSWWSWWNWNWNWNWNNW
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) 44444221
Gusts 11101097443
Direction NNWNNNNNNNEENE
Beaufort 22222110
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) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 7137149207155227211122
AIFS 67119568
GFS 6176111321821816616615
ICON 513513921513615514614
HRRR 610813—————
NBM 596910174115958713
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 east-northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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

The coast here faces south. 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 Fells PointQuestions

What's the wind like today in Fells Point?

Light breeze from the east-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 10 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 17 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.6 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 south.

More about Fells Point today

Wind near Fells Point

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, 19 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 10:29 pm (local time).

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