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Wind in Scituate

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 12:42 am (EDT)
Now · from the southwest 7 mph
Gusts
16 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
6 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Scituate is a light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Marshfield Muni (KGHG), 7.3 mi away · 27 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, Thu 29 7–12 mph · gusts 26 SW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 8–12 mph · gusts 21 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 3–14 mph · gusts 22 NNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 5–9 mph · gusts 14 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–11 mph · gusts 16 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 7–12 mph · gusts 17 SSE · 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) 789111111910
Gusts 1619192619201719
Direction SWSWSWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 23333333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10109910121211
Gusts 1919171517192020
Direction SWSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNW
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) 1113141311743
Gusts 20212121171166
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWWNW
Beaufort 34443221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33456666
Gusts 667810101112
Direction WNWWNWWWSWWSWSWSWWSW
Beaufort 11222222
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 132912241228925132313231636
AIFS 1314149121515
GFS 13331934183081813291521913
ICON 1025102610257199231130617
HRRR 14261732—————
NBM 12201221142261291411161217
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighmedium

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 southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Saturday 31, from the north-northwest: cross-offshore.

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 ScituateQuestions

What's the wind like today in Scituate?

Light breeze from the southwest: 7 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 26 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Saturday 31: up to 14 mph from the north-northwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.2 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 Scituate today

Wind near Scituate

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, 3.9 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 12:42 am (local time).

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