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Wind in Cohasset

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:43 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 7 mph
Gusts
14 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Cohasset is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 0 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 16 mph. The windiest day of the week is Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Marshfield Muni (KGHG), 12 mi away · 28 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 0–8 mph · gusts 16 N · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 7–13 mph · gusts 26 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 9–13 mph · gusts 19 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–14 mph · gusts 21 NW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 3–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 6–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 6–10 mph · gusts 14 ENE · 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) 55123346
Gusts 1097559612
Direction NWNWNNENNEESES
Beaufort 22111122
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 7991111131211
Gusts 1316212621232020
Direction SSWSWSWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 23333433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 111110911121212
Gusts 1919161517191919
Direction SWSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 33333443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1213141412843
Gusts 19192020181286
Direction NWNWNWNNWNNWNNWNWWNW
Beaufort 34443321
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 81413281327132882412231324
AIFS 813131281114
GFS 101713331934183081813291521
ICON 6121224132711248179211531
HRRR 8161326—————
NBM 7121320131914217127121014
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 south-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the northwest: cross-shore.

The coast here faces east. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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 CohassetQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cohasset?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 16 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the northwest, with gusts of 21 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.1 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 east.

More about Cohasset today

Wind near Cohasset

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, 2.8 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 10:43 pm (local time).

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