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Wind in Naval Academy

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:01 pm (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 4 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 10:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Naval Academy is a light breeze from the northeast: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 10:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 13 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Annapolis/Naval Academy (KNAK), 0.4 mi away · 1 h 7 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 2–7 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 2–7 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 2
  • Fri 30 4–10 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–8 mph · gusts 13 N · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–7 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–6 mph · gusts 8 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 0–9 mph · gusts 13 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) 73336436
Gusts 11578106513
Direction SEESENNENNEENEESENNEESE
Beaufort 21112212
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55434765
Gusts 131085991010
Direction SSSESWSSWSSSSW
Beaufort 22212222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 446691097
Gusts 99101113131313
Direction SSWWSWWSWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22223332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77887400
Gusts 1313131210633
Direction NNNNNENNENNEENEE
Beaufort 22332200
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 8138121016101610226191221
AIFS 68108566
GFS 814815112010199189181021
ICON 512512920615716513715
HRRR 713614—————
NBM 6971010138137968913
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: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

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

The coast here faces northeast. 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 Naval AcademyQuestions

What's the wind like today in Naval Academy?

Light breeze from the northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 10:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 10 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 13 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?

Onshore: the coast faces northeast.

More about Naval Academy today

Wind near Naval Academy

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, 16 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 7:01 pm (local time).

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