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Wind in New Rochelle

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:37 pm (EDT)
Now · from the south-southeast 4 mph
Gusts
6 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 7:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in New Rochelle is a light breeze from the south-southeast: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 7:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Measured now at the airport

New York/La Guardia (KLGA), 10 mi away · 46 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 2–6 mph · gusts 12 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–10 mph · gusts 16 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–13 mph · gusts 22 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–7 mph · gusts 14 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 2–6 mph · gusts 8 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–6 mph · gusts 9 SW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 3–8 mph · gusts 13 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34355424
Gusts 310786766
Direction NNWNNNNEENEEESSE
Beaufort 12122212
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34418986
Gusts 455415151413
Direction SWNWWNWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 12203332
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 776711131310
Gusts 1414121319222218
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223443
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 76667531
Gusts 1411101011852
Direction NWNWNNWNNNWNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 22222211
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 6149221229719619623920
AIFS 59138578
GFS 57112217261022716918916
ICON 51291913266148177161124
HRRR 6121016—————
NBM 6991513227146869813
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 south-southeast: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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

The coast here faces east. 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 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 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 New RochelleQuestions

What's the wind like today in New Rochelle?

Light breeze from the south-southeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 7:00 pm with gusts of 12 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 22 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.1 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces east.

More about New Rochelle today

Wind near New Rochelle

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, 16 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 8:37 pm (local time).

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