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Wind in Narragansett

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:02 pm (EDT)
Now · from the southwest 5 mph
Gusts
10 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
6 mph at 3:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in Narragansett is a light breeze from the southwest: 2 mph to 6 mph, peaking at 3:00 am with gusts of 15 mph. The windiest day of the week is Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west, with gusts of 18 mph.

Measured now at the airport

N Kingston/Quonset (KOQU), 11 mi away · 1 h 12 min ago

Wind5 mph from the west-southwest
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 15 NW · Beaufort 2
  • Thu 29 4–12 mph · gusts 22 SW · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 9–12 mph · gusts 18 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 3–11 mph · gusts 16 NNW · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–9 mph · gusts 12 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Mon 2 5–10 mph · gusts 13 WSW · Beaufort 3
  • Tue 3 5–10 mph · gusts 14 NE · 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) 56662444
Gusts 7151285599
Direction NNNNWNESSESWSW
Beaufort 22221222
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 766411121210
Gusts 1315161718201717
Direction SWWSWWSWWSWSWSWSWSW
Beaufort 22223333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 101111910121210
Gusts 1718171413171716
Direction SWWSWWSWWWNWWNWNWNW
Beaufort 33333333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 99101110643
Gusts 1515161613954
Direction NWNWNNWNNWNNNWNWWNW
Beaufort 33333221
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 91611261330102472315261321
AIFS 1011131171112
GFS 812152921311226101416261423
ICON 513102812319238239261131
HRRR 6151229—————
NBM 71112181218111691210131014
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 southwest: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

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

The coast here faces southeast. 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 NarragansettQuestions

What's the wind like today in Narragansett?

Light breeze from the southwest: 5 mph now, peaking at 6 mph at 3:00 am with gusts of 15 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Friday 30: up to 12 mph from the west, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze and waves are 1.6 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 southeast.

More about Narragansett today

Wind near Narragansett

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, 11 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 10:02 pm (local time).

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