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Wind in South Duxbury

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:03 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southwest 5 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 9:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in South Duxbury is a light breeze from the south-southwest: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 9:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Marshfield Muni (KGHG), 5.0 mi away · 8 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 1–6 mph · gusts 15 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 6–12 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 7–10 mph · gusts 20 W · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 2–11 mph · gusts 21 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 13 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 4–7 mph · gusts 13 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–9 mph · gusts 16 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) 34533546
Gusts 479468615
Direction WNWWWWESWWSW
Beaufort 12211222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 67781112109
Gusts 1315151620222120
Direction SWSWWSWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 22233333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 998791098
Gusts 1920181616181819
Direction SWWSWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNW
Beaufort 33323333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 89111111722
Gusts 19202121201376
Direction NWNWNWNNWNNWNNWNWW
Beaufort 33333211
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 7121430122411258258231123
AIFS 814141371113
GFS 61713331534112481611201021
ICON 4911251124112671710231331
HRRR 6151326—————
NBM 412122210201121613713916
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 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 · 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 South DuxburyQuestions

What's the wind like today in South Duxbury?

Light breeze from the south-southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 9:00 pm with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 12 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.9 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 South Duxbury today

Wind near South Duxbury

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, 9.5 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 7:03 pm (local time).

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