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Wind in Fort Howard

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:18 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east 6 mph
Gusts
8 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
10 mph at 12:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Fort Howard is a light breeze from the east: 0 mph to 10 mph, peaking at 12:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Baltimore/Martin State (KMTN), 8.1 mi away · 34 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, Wed 28 0–10 mph · gusts 14 E · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 3–8 mph · gusts 11 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–9 mph · gusts 14 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 13 N · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–5 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 8 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–7 mph · gusts 13 E · 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) 105456417
Gusts 14878107212
Direction SSESEENENEENESSEENEESE
Beaufort 32222202
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87434664
Gusts 1195311101110
Direction SESWWSWSSESSSW
Beaufort 32212222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44457986
Gusts 9991013141414
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22222332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66665321
Gusts 131312119553
Direction NNWNNNNNNENEENE
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 6137149197139224211122
AIFS 67119568
GFS 91771113211121916816815
ICON 511510919613614411716
HRRR 1014813—————
NBM 5106119146135958713
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: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 Fort HowardQuestions

What's the wind like today in Fort Howard?

Light breeze from the east: 6 mph now, peaking at 10 mph at 12:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 10 mph from the east, with gusts of 14 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze 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?

Cross-shore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Fort Howard today

Wind near Fort Howard

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 8:18 pm (local time).

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