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Wind in Deepwater

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:42 pm (EDT)
Now · from the southeast 5 mph
Gusts
11 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
4 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Deepwater is a light breeze from the southeast: 1 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 9 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 16 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Wilmington/New Castle (KILG), 6.2 mi away · 51 min ago

Wind5 mph from the south-southeast
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 1–7 mph · gusts 13 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–8 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–9 mph · gusts 16 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 6 SSE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–4 mph · gusts 8 S · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 2

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 21355335
Gusts 3131076712
Direction NWSWNWENEENESSESWSE
Beaufort 11122112
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 33225654
Gusts 8323121076
Direction NNWNNWSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 11112222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55568986
Gusts 6881015161310
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22223332
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 65555321
Gusts 87889631
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNNWNNWN
Beaufort 22222111
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 5157171022719819421819
AIFS 57126467
GFS 7158171323920713615715
ICON 5136151022717614717918
HRRR 713914—————
NBM 586109166104648611
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 southeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: onshore.

The coast here faces west. 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 DeepwaterQuestions

What's the wind like today in Deepwater?

Light breeze from the southeast: 5 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 9 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 16 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

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

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Deepwater today

Wind near Deepwater

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

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 8:42 pm (local time).

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