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Wind in Penns Grove

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:17 pm (EDT)
Now · from the southeast 6 mph
Gusts
12 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
7 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Penns Grove is a light breeze from the southeast: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 12 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Wilmington/New Castle (KILG), 8.3 mi away · 26 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 2–7 mph · gusts 14 ESE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 12 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–8 mph · gusts 16 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 0–5 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–3 mph · gusts 6 S · Beaufort 1
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 8 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–5 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) 33254336
Gusts 452966613
Direction NNWENESWNEENESSESWSE
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) 22127544
Gusts 10414121076
Direction NNEENEENEWSWSSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 11012222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44458875
Gusts 6771016161310
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
Beaufort 22223322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44445320
Gusts 87889630
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNNWNNWN
Beaufort 22222110
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 6158171423920613615715
ICON 5136151022717614717918
HRRR 714914—————
NBM 485108165103648511
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: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Thursday 29, from the southwest: cross-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 Penns GroveQuestions

What's the wind like today in Penns Grove?

Light breeze from the southeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Thursday 29: up to 9 mph from the southwest, with gusts of 12 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?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces west.

More about Penns Grove today

Wind near Penns Grove

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 8:17 pm (local time).

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