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Wind in Marstons Mills

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:54 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 5 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Marstons Mills is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Hyannis/Barnstable Muni (KHYA), 7.6 mi away · 58 min ago

Wind8 mph from the south-southwest
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 1–8 mph · gusts 12 SSW · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 4–11 mph · gusts 20 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–9 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–11 mph · gusts 20 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 13 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–9 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 15 NE · 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) 11416855
Gusts 21449111111
Direction NNWNNWNNWSSSSWSW
Beaufort 11212322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 6554111198
Gusts 1315151518201919
Direction SWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 22223333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 89988888
Gusts 2021201715151618
Direction SWWSWWSWWSWWWWNWNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 88101010730
Gusts 18192020181363
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNNW
Beaufort 33333210
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 6151430122312268248261022
AIFS 713131371112
GFS 51514311433102410181220818
ICON 51110221021112391911241430
HRRR 8121326—————
NBM 61111209211120613915815
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 Thursday 29, from the southwest: 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 Marstons MillsQuestions

What's the wind like today in Marstons Mills?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 11 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 20 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.7 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 northeast.

More about Marstons Mills today

Wind near Marstons Mills

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, 12 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 6:54 pm (local time).

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