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Wind in Shady Side

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:52 pm (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 5 mph
Gusts
7 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
9 mph at 1:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Shady Side is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 1:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Annapolis/Naval Academy (KNAK), 10 mi away · 59 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 1–9 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 3–8 mph · gusts 13 S · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–9 mph · gusts 13 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–8 mph · gusts 14 NNE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–6 mph · gusts 9 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–9 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) 85667327
Gusts 1168910529
Direction SEESEENENNENNEENENE
Beaufort 32222112
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 87643665
Gusts 1310957999
Direction SSESSESSEWSSWSSESSSW
Beaufort 32211222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55668888
Gusts 99101113131313
Direction SSWWSWWSWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 88887521
Gusts 1314131210742
Direction NNNNNENNENNEENEE
Beaufort 33332210
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 68119568
GFS 916814122311211019816917
ICON 513412922615617513615
HRRR 914813—————
NBM 696109138146969913
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 north-northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

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 Shady SideQuestions

What's the wind like today in Shady Side?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 1:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 28: up to 9 mph from the east-northeast, 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-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Shady Side today

Wind near Shady Side

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, 6.4 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 7:52 pm (local time).

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