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Wind in Ridley Park

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:07 pm (EDT)
Now · from the southeast 3 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
1 · light air
Today's peak
5 mph at 10:00 am
In knots
2 kn
Cross-onshore

Today the wind in Ridley Park is a light air from the southeast: 0 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 10:00 am with gusts of 11 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 9 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Philadelphia (KPHL), 5.2 mi away · 13 min ago

Wind5 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 0–5 mph · gusts 11 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 1–9 mph · gusts 13 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 5–9 mph · gusts 18 WNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 1–6 mph · gusts 10 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 6 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 1–4 mph · gusts 8 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–6 mph · gusts 12 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) 03254423
Gusts 383947710
Direction NNWNWNEENESSESSESE
Beaufort 01122211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 32226955
Gusts 3224121398
Direction NNWNWNNWWSWSWSWSSW
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) 55569986
Gusts 8991117181510
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) 55556421
Gusts 98999631
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNNWNNWNNW
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 5137171023716718420819
AIFS 57126567
GFS 6127201324820715618614
ICON 5126151023717717717821
HRRR 511914—————
NBM 476119186104648612
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-onshore. A bit more surf at the shore and drift along the coast, toward land.

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

The coast here faces south. 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 Ridley ParkQuestions

What's the wind like today in Ridley Park?

Light air from the southeast: 3 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 10:00 am with gusts of 11 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 9 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 18 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?

Cross-onshore: the coast faces south.

More about Ridley Park today

Wind near Ridley Park

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 9:07 pm (local time).

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