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Wind in Rutherford

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 7:44 pm (EDT)
Now · from the east-southeast 3 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
7 mph at 4:00 pm
In knots
3 kn
Onshore

Today the wind in Rutherford is a light air from the east-southeast: 2 mph to 7 mph, peaking at 4:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

New York/Central Park (KNYC), 7.9 mi away · 53 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, Wed 28 2–7 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 0–9 mph · gusts 17 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–12 mph · gusts 24 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–7 mph · gusts 15 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 1–4 mph · gusts 9 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 2–5 mph · gusts 11 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 13 E · 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) 33363544
Gusts 3881067106
Direction NNWNNNNESSSE
Beaufort 11121222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 31108865
Gusts 332213171413
Direction NNWSSWNEWNWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 11003322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 55561112118
Gusts 1313121320232318
Direction SWSSWWSWWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76556421
Gusts 1513111011863
Direction NWNWNWNNWNNWNNWNWNW
Beaufort 22222210
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 5158211026516516421717
AIFS 69138577
GFS 9101023162792671381299
ICON 41092111265147197181023
HRRR 7141116—————
NBM 611817122471549511613
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 east-southeast: onshore. More surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: cross-offshore.

The coast here faces southeast. 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 RutherfordQuestions

What's the wind like today in Rutherford?

Light air from the east-southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 7 mph at 4:00 pm with gusts of 14 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light air and waves are 1.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Onshore: the coast faces southeast.

More about Rutherford today

Wind near Rutherford

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); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 23 mi away. 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 7:44 pm (local time).

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