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Wind in Woodlyn

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:57 pm (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 4 mph
Gusts
4 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
5 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
3 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Woodlyn is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 5 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 9 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), 5.9 mi away · 1 h 3 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 1–5 mph · gusts 9 ENE · 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 11 NNW · Beaufort 2
  • Sun 1 0–4 mph · gusts 7 S · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 0–4 mph · gusts 7 SSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 1–6 mph · gusts 11 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) 14334423
Gusts 39494665
Direction NNESWNEESSESSEENE
Beaufort 12112211
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 42416954
Gusts 4254131397
Direction NNENNWWWSSWSWSSWSSW
Beaufort 21212322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 44458985
Gusts 787101617149
Direction SWSWSWWWNWNWNWNNW
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) 43445410
Gusts 767910630
Direction NNWNNWNNWNNNNWNNWNNW
Beaufort 21222210
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 61471611227194209211119
AIFS 57127568
GFS 6157171323818714614614
ICON 5137161023718717717921
HRRR 599131322————
NBM 476119175114747611
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 north-northeast: 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 south. 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 WoodlynQuestions

What's the wind like today in Woodlyn?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 4 mph now, peaking at 5 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 9 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 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 south.

More about Woodlyn today

Wind near Woodlyn

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 11:57 pm (local time).

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