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Wind in Cowesett

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:37 am (EDT)
Now · from the west-southwest 4 mph
Gusts
9 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
12 mph at 2:00 pm
In knots
4 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Cowesett is a light breeze from the west-southwest: 1 mph to 12 mph, peaking at 2:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Providence/Green Mem (KPVD), 3.2 mi away · 46 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, Thu 29 1–12 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 6–13 mph · gusts 19 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 1–9 mph · gusts 15 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 1–6 mph · gusts 10 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–7 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 2–9 mph · gusts 14 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 4–9 mph · gusts 15 SE · 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) 1455111279
Gusts 48111617191621
Direction WSWWSWSWSWSWSWSSWSW
Beaufort 12223323
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 77771013117
Gusts 1414131316191714
Direction SWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 22223432
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 66788521
Gusts 1213141413843
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNWNNWNWWNW
Beaufort 22233211
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11135543
Gusts 43359987
Direction NWWNWWNWWWSWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 10112221
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) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 112413271125721111911191330
AIFS 111295888
GFS 1330163111267161023918816
ICON 102512311026413822411924
HRRR 12221629—————
NBM 11171319915610712914915
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 west-southwest: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Friday 30, from the west-northwest: 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 CowesettQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cowesett?

Light breeze from the west-southwest: 4 mph now, peaking at 12 mph at 2:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 13 mph from the west-northwest, with gusts of 19 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 0.4 ft. 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 east.

More about Cowesett today

Wind near Cowesett

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, 17 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 3:37 am (local time).

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