Weather in Wellfleet

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:15 am (EDT)

Now · clear 51 °F

Feels like: 45 °F
Low / high: 51 / 63 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 11 mph SW

↘ 30.34 inHg · falling

Today in Wellfleet: clear sky, 51 °F to 63 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the southwest (11 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 49 °F to 65 °F and a 18% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 65 °F. Next likely rain: Thursday 5 (34%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

63° 51°
Today
65° 49°
Fri 30
52° 42°
Sat 31
56° 43°
Sun 1
62° 48°
Mon 2
59° 48°
Tue 3
60° 49°
Wed 4
61° 51°
Thu 5
60° 50°
Fri 6
57° 47°
Sat 7
55° 46°
Sun 8
51° 48°
Mon 9
51° 50°
Tue 10
55° 50°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Clear sky	51 / 63 °F	1%	14 mph SW	2.0 ft	2:02 am · 2:13 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	49 / 65 °F	18%	12 mph W	3.3 ft	2:55 am · 3:07 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Partly cloudy	42 / 52 °F	0%	13 mph NNW	4.4 ft	3:53 am · 4:05 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Mainly clear	43 / 56 °F	1%	7 mph WSW	1.8 ft	3:55 am · 4:10 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	48 / 62 °F	5%	9 mph WSW	1.2 ft	5:01 am · 5:18 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	48 / 59 °F	7%	9 mph ENE	1.5 ft	6:07 am · 6:26 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	13% · 0.02 in	11 mph SE	2.3 ft	7:09 am · 7:32 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Overcast	51 / 61 °F	34% · 0.43 in	11 mph SE	1.3 ft	8:07 am · 8:33 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	50 / 60 °F	37% · 0.80 in	11 mph ESE	3.9 ft	8:58 am · 9:26 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light rain	47 / 57 °F	33% · 0.31 in	11 mph SSW	6.8 ft	9:43 am · 10:14 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Drizzle	46 / 55 °F	19% · 0.07 in	13 mph N	6.8 ft	10:24 am · 10:58 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	48 / 51 °F	21%	9 mph NW	3.0 ft	11:03 am · 11:39 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	50 / 51 °F	18%	15 mph NE	2.6 ft	11:41 am	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	50 / 55 °F	22% · 0.02 in	13 mph SE	1.9 ft	12:20 am · 12:21 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 8:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear	Clear
Temperature	51°	51°	51°	56°	62°	62°	56°	53°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	10 SW	11 SW	10 SW	13 SW	12 SW	13 SW	13 SSW	9 SW
Humidity	79%	80%	81%	78%	65%	59%	81%	97%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	NBM

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on wind tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	59°	59°	54°	53°	59°	60°	62°
AIFS	58°	60°	55°	54°	59°	60°	61°
GFS	59°	62°	52°	55°	58°	57°	52°
ICON	62°	63°	55°	55°	62°	58°	53°
HRRR	63°	63°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	64°	65°	52°	56°	62°	59°	60°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0.05 in	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0.00 in	0	0	0	0.02 in	0
ICON	0	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	2025	2532	2635	1626	2325	1823	2026
AIFS	20	24	25	13	18	22	23
GFS	2333	2936	3034	1620	2028	2222	1716
ICON	1323	1424	1933	1220	1321	2034	1119
HRRR	1526	1832	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1121	1224	1325	713	916	917	1119
Confidence	medium	low	medium	high	medium	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	8%	0%	0%	2%	10%	16%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	13%	0%	0%	19%	26%	35%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	18%	0%	1%	5%	7%	13%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	2%	0%	0%	1%	1%	2%

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.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, normal rain and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +3.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	50° / 48°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +26%	A bit above +0.9 °F	49° / 46°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.9 °F	47° / 44°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
December	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
January	Above +3.6 °F	A bit above +27%	Above +2.0 °F
February	Above +3.1 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
March	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Wellfleet climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Wellfleet is from July to August: highs of 76 °F to 77 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to August, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Wellfleet, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

39° 25°

JanJ
39° 25°

FebF
44° 31°

MarM
52° 39°

AprA
62° 48°

MayM
70° 57°

JunJ
77° 64°

JulJ
76° 64°

AugA
69° 57°

SepS
60° 47°

OctO
51° 39°

NovN
44° 31°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	39°	25°	3.81 in	9	3.2	41°	5.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	39°	25°	3.26 in	8	4.8	39°	4.9 ft	–
MarchMar	44°	31°	4.48 in	9	5.1	39°	5.0 ft	–
AprilApr	52°	39°	3.72 in	9	6.0	43°	4.1 ft	–
MayMay	62°	48°	3.31 in	9	6.7	50°	3.2 ft	–
JuneJun	70°	57°	3.51 in	9	7.3	58°	2.7 ft	–
JulyJul	77°	64°	2.61 in	9	7.9	66°	2.4 ft	4
AugustAug	76°	64°	3.07 in	9	7.3	68°	2.5 ft	2
SeptemberSep	69°	57°	3.87 in	8	6.0	64°	3.4 ft	1
OctoberOct	60°	47°	4.26 in	9	4.6	58°	4.2 ft	–
NovemberNov	51°	39°	4.48 in	8	3.3	51°	4.6 ft	–
DecemberDec	44°	31°	4.42 in	10	2.8	46°	4.7 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	41°	5.1 ft	–
Feb	39°	4.9 ft	–
Mar	39°	5.0 ft	–
Apr	43°	4.1 ft	–
May	50°	3.2 ft	–
Jun	58°	2.7 ft	–
Jul	66°	2.4 ft	4
Aug	68°	2.5 ft	2
Sep	64°	3.4 ft	1
Oct	58°	4.2 ft	–
Nov	51°	4.6 ft	–
Dec	46°	4.7 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 44.80 in of rain on about 105 days and about 2,000 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now51 °Ffeels like 45 °F

Tomorrow49 / 65 °F

It's 51 °F now (feels like 45 °F). Today, 51 °F to 63 °F; tomorrow, 49 °F to 65 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Fri 30 18%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 5%
Tue 3 7%
Wed 4 13% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 5: 34% and 0.43 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.02 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity80%

Dew point45 °F

Humidity is 80% now and the dew point is 45 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak3moderate

Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.2030.40 29.94

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.19 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 35

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	49 / 54 °F	0	15 mph S
Tue 27	Mainly clear	49 / 58 °F	0	23 mph NNE
Mon 26	Mainly clear	51 / 60 °F	0	19 mph WSW
Sun 25	Mainly clear	50 / 56 °F	0	13 mph SW
Sat 24	Clear sky	50 / 53 °F	0	13 mph N
Fri 23	Clear sky	48 / 55 °F	0	31 mph N
Thu 22	Light drizzle	54 / 58 °F	0.04 in	32 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	54 / 56 °F	0	31 mph NE
Tue 20	Overcast	53 / 58 °F	0	26 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	50 / 55 °F	0	19 mph ENE
Sun 18	Clear sky	46 / 51 °F	0	21 mph NNE
Sat 17	Drizzle	49 / 63 °F	0.21 in	29 mph NNW
Fri 16	Light rain	55 / 64 °F	0.39 in	26 mph SSW
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	55 / 60 °F	0	25 mph N
Wed 14	Drizzle	61 / 67 °F	0.08 in	23 mph W
Tue 13	Light rain	56 / 63 °F	0.21 in	23 mph ESE
Mon 12	Rain	56 / 62 °F	0.40 in	24 mph NNE
Sun 11	Rain	55 / 58 °F	0.78 in	20 mph SE
Sat 10	Overcast	55 / 60 °F	0	17 mph NW
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	58 / 63 °F	0	19 mph W
Thu 8	Light drizzle	60 / 64 °F	0.02 in	22 mph SW
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	53 / 61 °F	0	18 mph SW
Tue 6	Clear sky	51 / 60 °F	0	25 mph WNW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	59 / 65 °F	0.01 in	25 mph WNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	58 / 60 °F	0.11 in	19 mph ENE
Sat 3	Light drizzle	59 / 62 °F	0.01 in	17 mph NNE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	62 / 69 °F	0.01 in	23 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	61 / 67 °F	0	21 mph SW
Wed 30	Overcast	60 / 62 °F	0	13 mph W
Tue 29	Light drizzle	59 / 63 °F	0.01 in	19 mph NW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in WellfleetQuestions

What's the weather like today in Wellfleet?

Clear sky, from 51 °F to 63 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southwest (11 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Wellfleet?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 18% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 42 °F and a high of 65 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.34 inHg and falling: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Wellfleet?

The best time to visit Wellfleet is from July to August: highs of 76 °F to 77 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Wellfleet in October?

In October, Wellfleet normally sees highs of 60 °F and lows of 47 °F, with about 9 rainy days (4.26 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 58 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Wellfleet?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 25 °F. The wettest is November (4.48 in) and the driest, July.

When is hurricane season in Wellfleet?

Hurricane season: from July to August, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Wellfleet, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

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Weather: 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); ECMWF grid point 4.6 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:15 am (local time).

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