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Wind in Billingsport

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:41 am (EDT)
Now · from the northeast 2 mph
Gusts
3 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
9 mph at 3:00 pm
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Billingsport is a light air from the northeast: 0 mph to 9 mph, peaking at 3:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Philadelphia (KPHL), 1.9 mi away · 47 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 0–9 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 8–14 mph · gusts 20 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 0–10 mph · gusts 12 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 0–7 mph · gusts 7 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–6 mph · gusts 7 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–13 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 4
  • Wed 4 11–14 mph · gusts 19 ESE · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31206969
Gusts 33201212139
Direction NNEESEWNWSWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 11102323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 998913141310
Gusts 91091118201711
Direction SWSWSWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 33334443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 98999630
Gusts 9991011630
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNNWNNWN
Beaufort 33333210
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 00025675
Gusts 00136775
Direction NNENEENESESSSWSSWS
Beaufort 00012222
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 71611227194209211119819
AIFS 81165556
GFS 71713239184148144141023
ICON 61592182041061538515
HRRR 9141322—————
NBM 91214201012776713141419
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumhigh

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 northeast: cross-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

On Wednesday 4, from the east-southeast: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
0 Calm 0–1 Sea like a mirror
1 Light air · today 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze 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

Questions about the wind in BillingsportQuestions

What's the wind like today in Billingsport?

Light air from the northeast: 2 mph now, peaking at 9 mph at 3:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 14 mph from the east-southeast, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces north.

More about Billingsport today

Wind near Billingsport

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). 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 2:41 am (local time).

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