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Wind in Gloucester City

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:46 pm (EDT)
Now · from the southeast 3 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
6 mph at 5:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in Gloucester City is a light air from the southeast: 1 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 5:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 13 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Philadelphia (KPHL), 5.8 mi away · 52 min ago

Wind3 mph from the east-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 1–6 mph · gusts 13 E · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–9 mph · gusts 17 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 5 S · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 0–3 mph · gusts 8 SSW · Beaufort 1
  • Tue 3 1–6 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) 13354335
Gusts 5781156812
Direction EENEENNEENESSESESE
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) 33316944
Gusts 10831121388
Direction NNEENENEWSWSWSWSSW
Beaufort 11112322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44457975
Gusts 7881015171510
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22222322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 43445310
Gusts 76789630
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNWNNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 21222110
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 5126169216164158191018
AIFS 58127577
GFS 8138201423920714617714
ICON 5126151023717717717821
HRRR 613915—————
NBM 475119175103538611
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 Thursday 29, from the southwest: cross-onshore.

The coast here faces northwest. 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 · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps

Questions about the wind in Gloucester CityQuestions

What's the wind like today in Gloucester City?

Light air from the southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 5:00 pm with gusts of 13 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 13 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?

Offshore: the coast faces northwest.

More about Gloucester City today

Wind near Gloucester City

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 10:46 pm (local time).

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